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I have a update regarding this issue. I sent this to a friend that runs an AIM chapter in TX, he is about 40 miles from this location. He let me know today, that he has been in contact with this business owner, and they have removed the statue permanently. He is going to keep checking on it, just to make sure they don’t put it back at some point. So, at least the owners listened and respected the request to remove this statue. It’s a nice change for once! In peace & solidarity, Tamra Brennan www.NDNnews.comwww.protectsacredsites.orgwww.protectbearbutte.com PROTECT BEAR BUTTE! "Providing news and information about Native American Issues & Causes" "Helping to make a difference for our people in Indian Country, one day at a time. What will you do today to help make a difference?" "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 Inappropriate Marketing tool for Alcoholic beverages.
Inappropriate Marketing tool for Alcoholic beverages. [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from tamra@NDNnews.com included below] If anyone is inclined to contact this business owner regarding this disgusting and inappropriate statue, the contact info is listed below along with David Narcomey’s statement about the occurrence. Thanks. PROTECT BEAR BUTTE! "Providing news and information about Native American Issues & Causes"
"Helping to make a difference for our people in Indian Country, one day at a time. What will you do today to help make a difference?"
"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 FW: Inappropriate Marketing tool for Alcoholic beverages. Below is an image that is being utilized as a marketing tool for selling alcoholic beverages. The business is located in Longview , Texas . We came upon this imagery while traveling back to Oklahoma from a Memorial ceremony in Fort Pike, Slidell , LA. , to honor our ancestors who died on the "Trail of Tears". We had stopped for refueling at the Shell station which is also a truck stop called the "TEXAS BEST SMOKEHOUSE III". Cynthia, became enraged when she came upon this, and we brought this ceramic figurine to the attention of the manager. We attempted to educate the manager, and he made an apology to us, however, a young non-Indian man was laughing and snickering while we were attempting to educate (which is also inappropriate, while we were serious). Which enraged my wife even more. Now, whether or not they actually kept the figurine off the shelf or not, we don't know. If you are inclined to comment to the owner of the chain of stores, please feel free. I have supplied all points of contact for the "TEXAS BEST SMOKEHOUSE III" below. Also, please forward to all that would be helpful to educate this Business. "Racism continues at all levels." TEXAS BEST SMOKEHOUSE III Dave Narcomey, Citizen - Seminole Nation, Oklahoma .
General Council Member, Seminole Nation
American Indian Activist
Business Owner
918.625.8769
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www.UnitedNativeAmerica.com MARKETPLACE Love cars? Check out the Auto Enthusiast Zone Find helpful tips Join others who are losing pounds. __,_._,___ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Emotions run hot over artifact raids in Utah By Nancy Lofholm - July 07, 2009 BLANDING, Utah - This small Four Corners community prides itself on being a law-abiding, church and family-oriented, patriotic throwback to more innocent times. So the Fourth of July is a gala of parades, prayers and pyrotechnics where sparkling apple cider is the strongest celebratory beverage. But this year, the festivities had an angry edge. Mayor Toni Turk opened with a prayer that included beseeching God to keep Blanding citizens free from unreasonable searches and seizures. The annual melodrama incorporated lyrics about recent raids and seizures of ancient artifacts from Blanding homes. "Legalize Pot" T-shirts, emblazoned with images of ancient ceramic pots, sold out quickly. Blanding is in an uncharacteristic uproar because the Ancestral Puebloan artifacts that abundantly litter this area - and which have been collected by generations of residents - have become the stuff of nightmares. In a federal raid last month, more than 150 armed agents pounded on doors around town at dawn and rousted 16 residents. They had allegedly looted artifacts such as pipes, jewelry, stone knives and woven sandals and sold them to an undercover informant. Those snared in the sting ranged from convicted drug users to some of the town's most upstanding citizens. They were taken to Moab and charged, some with as many as four or five felonies, and all of them with at least one felony - violation of the antiquities act. One of those charged was Harold Lyman, 78, the town founder's grandson. A week before the raids, he was inducted into the Utah Tourism Hall of Fame. Another was a physician, Dr. James Redd. He killed himself a day after the raids. A week later, another of the raid's defendants, a man from Santa Fe, committed suicide. Those arrested the morning of June 10 told friends and relatives that they had opened doors to the barrels of automatic weapons. There were at least eight to 10 armed agents per home. Winston Hurst, a private archeologist in Blanding, said "they put them in leg chains and shuffled them off to jail like they were Saddam Hussein." The U.S. Department of Justice has defended the strong show of force, saying many of those arrested were known to have guns. One had made a statement to the informant that he would shoot rather than go to jail. A tradition of treasure hunts This acrimonious storm over old pots and stone knives would have been unthinkable when Mormon pioneers struggled across the jagged canyons that are now Lake Powell to reach this arid land. It was littered with the artifacts of everyday life, abandoned by the Ancestral Puebloans who mysteriously disappeared from the area 700 years ago. Some of the pioneers collected items. But there were - and still are - so many ruins and artifacts that often, they were simply plowed under or discarded. Every rain turns over new items, and residents say they can't add a carport or string a fence line without encountering kiva walls or unearthing baskets and pots. The 1906 Antiquities Law attempted to preserve such ruins by putting protections on artifact-strewn public lands, but there are many reasons the anti-looting laws had little impact. Blanding residents say their ancestors were paid by museums to find artifacts. Ted Black said his mother's family used the abundant ancient pottery as its dishware. He said practically every home in Blanding now has china-hutch and mantle displays of artifacts, many of them handed down and others collected during the common practice of Sunday after-church "treasure hunt" outings. "I'm proud of my little collection," said Blanding resident Wendy Bunting, who still goes out looking for surface pottery pieces and arrowheads. In 1979, the Archeological Resources Protection Act added penalties of jail time and fines for taking artifacts from public and tribal lands. And many residents say they believe looting and selling artifacts, particularly from graves, is wrong. But in San Juan County, where unemployment stands at 10 percent and the per-capita income is $14,000, the taking of artifacts for commercial gain has continued and helped to fuel a thriving trade in artifacts, including on eBay. There are also inconsistencies in the handling of artifacts that add to ambivalence about the laws. The Bureau of Land Management has been known to smash pots and rock objects when there was no place to store them. And BLM and U.S. Forest Service agents were implicated in one of the recent search-warrant affidavits for taking and selling items themselves - an allegation the U.S. attorney's office won't comment on. San Juan County Sheriff Mike Lacy said he has tried in the past to get BLM agents to investigate artifacts he found in the course of drug arrests. But those things are still sitting in his evidence locker. Locals also express frustration that archeologists dig up artifacts that go into boxes at the University of Utah or to the Smithsonian Institution and are thus lost to local history. Blanding's Edge of the Cedars Museum is trying to educate people about why they shouldn't pick up those items. The museum, which houses an estimated million artifacts confiscated from looters or donated by collectors, has a front room dedicated to explaining the laws and the reasons why, once items are removed without detailed archeological study, they lose their scientific context. A fight for more education There are glimmers that the message is getting out. Boy Scouts who hold an annual summer camp in Blanding traditionally have dug up planted artifacts to earn their archeology merit badges. Camp director Jed Tate nixed that practice a week after the raids. The Scouts instead gathered in the museum with archeologists to learn about identifying, cataloguing and dating artifacts. "We have taken a different approach. We don't want to send the wrong message to anybody," Tate said. San Juan County Commissioner Bruce Adams said much more education needs to be done and more opportunities need to be created for people to see artifacts in their natural state rather than under museum glass. "People want to be out in the landscape. They don't want to be inside getting lectured," Adams said. But he said the BLM has been slow to act on any proposals to open up areas for interpretative views of artifacts in their natural state. Adams, along with many others in Blanding, say the recent raids have set back anti-looting lessons. Sheriff Lacy said that is because the treatment of those arrested, including one of his brothers, was "appalling." "I could have gone out and handed summonses to those folks without any guns being drawn," Lacy said. Lacy is investigating the raids and is turning over his findings to Utah's Republican senators and congressional representatives, who have been asking for justifications for the heavy use of force. They are also calling Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to task. He flew to Salt Lake City to announce the raids. "I have to deal with the aftermath of all this now," Lacy said. "I have people in the county afraid of having anything to do with the BLM. "And I have a lot of anger out there." http://www.denverpost.com/ci_..12765729 ===== Mayor Toni Turk: Email: trturk@frontiernet.net Council Members Charlie Taylor: chtaylor@utah.gov. Kelvin Thacker: kgthack@yahoo.com. Joe B. Lyman: joeblyman@cmpottery.com. Kelly Laws: ktlaws@frontiernetnet. Erik Grover: ejgrover@hotmail.com. ===== DOI: BLM: Utah State Office: State Director: Selma Sierra Associate State Director: Jeff Rawson Chief of External Affairs: Mary Wilson Deputy State Director Natural Resources: Don Banks Deputy State Director Lands & Minerals: Kent Hoffman Deputy State Director Support Services: Marcus Nielsen Email: utsomail@blm.govP.O. Box 45155 Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155 440 West 200 South, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Phone: (801) 539-4001 Fax: (801) 539-4013 ===== Comment on USFS web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/contactus... 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Indian women hope to inspire future generations
Monday, July 6, 2009
Three Indian women overcame hurdles to join the legal field and now they are serving as role models for younger generations. Danelle Smith, a member of the _Winnebago Tribe_ ( http://64.38.12.138/my.asp?..url=http://www.winnebagotribe...com/) of Nebraska, excelled in school but left college to care for her dying mother. Along the way, she got married, had three children and got divorced, but she didn't let that stop her from pursuing her dreams of becoming an attorney. Smith is now a partner at _Fredericks, Peebles & Morgan_ ( http://64.38.12.138/my.asp?..url=http://www.ndnlaw.com/) . "I took not the easiest route," the mother of three teen boys tells The Omaha World-Herald. "It would have been so easy just to stop." Leonika Charging, a member of the _Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation_ ( http://64.38.12.138/my.asp?..url=http://www.mhanation.com/) of North Dakota, is following in Smith's footsteps at the firm. Her tribe's struggles motivated her to study law. "The fact that I’m here — that we’re here working as lawyers — is proof that others can go to college and make a difference," Charging tells the paper. Jennifer Bear Eagle, a member of the _Oglala Sioux Tribe_ ( http://64.38.12.138/my.asp?..url=http://oglalalakotanation...com/) of South Dakota, grew up with a love of reading and was pursuing a doctorate in English when she realized she had a different calling. She finished law school in 2008 and is in her first year as an associate at the firm. Get the Story: _Quest for justice motivates trio of attorneys _ ( http://64.38.12.138/my.asp?..url=http://www.omaha.com/..article/20090704/LIVING/..707049992/0/FRONTPAGE) (The Omaha World-Herald 7/4) **************Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals. ( http://personals.aol.com/?..ncid=emlcntuslove00000003) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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1. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ DQ-University Talking Circle August 10th 2009 Noon @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Greenpeace climbers hang Obama banner on Mount Rushmore: http://www.rapidcityjournal...com/articles/2009/07/08/news/..top/doc4a54d967e3c79336605777...txtGreenpeace climbers hang Obama banner on Mount RushmoreActivists hang 2,300-square-foot banner opposing global warming.By Jeremy Fugleberg, Journal staff | Wednesday, July 08, 2009 President Obama got his face on Mount Rushmore for a few minutes this morning. Eleven rock climbers from Greenpeace evaded security at Mount Rushmore National Memorial and hung the 65-foot by 35-foot banner, which billowed for a few minutes next to Abraham Lincoln’s carved stone face. The banner featured an unfinished portrait of Obama with the message, "America honors leaders not politicians: Stop Global Warming.” "This monument celebrates leaders who rose to the great challenges of our past. Global warming is the greatest crisis humankind has ever faced and it is the defining test of leadership for this generation. It's an open question whether President Obama will pass that test," said Greenpeace USA Deputy Campaigns Director Carroll Muffett, in a written statement. The demonstration comes as President Obama meets other G8 leaders in L'Aquila, Italy today to discuss the global warming crisis in the lead-up to UN climate treaty negotiations in Copenhagen this December. The protest was one of several Greenpeace stated around the world related to the G8 meeting. A spokesman for South Dakota’s most famous landmark didn’t immediately return a phone call. Memorial Superintendent Gerard Baker was traveling in Nebraska and told the Journal by cell phone he didn’t have an immediate comment. “Give me some time to see what’s happening,” he said. The banner came down after a few minutes, according to video broadcast live online by Greenpeace, either cut away by park workers or knocked away by the wind. But the banner hung on for a few additional minutes before falling away from the giant sculptures. Eleven activists climbed to the top of Mount Rushmore, which is 5,725 feet tall, using existing anchors placed by the National Park Service for periodic cleanings, according to Greenpeace. Three climbers rappelled down, hanging the 2,300-square-foot banner as they descended, according to the organization. At least two of the climbers used Twitter to report their location on the mountain to the world. The climbers were all highly trained in rock and industrial climbing, according to the organization. There’s no official word yet if the activists have been arrested by authorities. Matt Leonard, one of the climbers, didn’t post again on his Twitter account after announcing his location through a cell phone. Michael Gaworecki, a San-Francisco-based Web editor for Greenpeace USA, told the Journal via Twitter that Leonard had been taken into custody. It’s not the first time the organization’s been on Mount Rushmore. In October 1987, five activists from the organizations tried to place a banner shaped like a gas mask over George Washington’s carved stone face, to protest acid rain. Authorities interrupted and arrested the activists before they finished unveiling the banner. Security at the mountain has been of increasing concern to federal officials, particularly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A 2005 Congressional report said security at Mount Rushmore remained "a major Park Service concern" despite beefed-up patrols and improvements, including security cameras, fences, gates and lights. The report, "Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Better Protect National Icons and Federal Office Buildings from Terrorism," was produced for the House Committee on Government Reform. It noted several threats and incidents at the memorial before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Between 1970 and 1973, members of the American Indian Movement made several attempts to occupy and deface the monument. In 1975, a bomb went off in front of the visitor center before visitors' morning arrival. In 1987, the environmental group Greenpeace climbed the mountain with plans to unfurl a 160-by-50-foot protest banner reading "We the people say no to acid rain" over the presidents' faces. n In 1991, the Park Service received threats to assassinate then-President George H.W. Bush during a celebration marking the monument's 50th anniversary of completion. In 1999, a Colorado man was arrested for threatening to blow up the mountain.
The incidents prompted the National Park Service to spend about $2.9 million on security measures to protect the monument. After the 9/11 attacks, the National Park Service increased the park's law enforcement budget and adjusted its security focus to include protecting visitors and employees. Mount Rushmore National Memorial covers 1,278 acres, 40 of which are part of a visitor service area with hiking trails, an amphitheater, museum and bookstore. Contact Jeremy Fugleberg at 394-8421 or jeremy.fugleberg@..rapidcityjournal.comThe Associated Press contributed to this report.  Check out video shot by Greenpeace of Wednesday's morning protest at Mount Rushmore.
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@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ "American Indian Movement Santa Barbara" Corine Fairbanks sent a message to the members of American Indian Movement Santa Barbara.
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Subject: Free Film Screening in LA
What: A free screening of 'When Your Hands are Tied'
When: Thursday, July 16, 2009
7pm (doors at 6:30pm)
Where: National Center for Preservation of Democracy,
111 North Central Ave., Los Angeles, 90012
(directly across from the Japanese American National Museum)
About the film: Since native youth do not often see reflections of themselves or their communities in mainstream media, When your Hands are Tied explores and documents native young people and role models who are finding exciting and positive ways to direct their lives through self-motivation in combination with traditional teachings to help prepare for the challenges of everyday life. This night will include a special guest performance by artist The Prophecy!
The film series is held at the National Center for Preservation of Democracy located at 111 North Central Avenue, between 1st Street and Central Avenue, in downtown Los Angeles.
Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series is a FREE film series located in downtown Los Angeles at the National Center for Preservation of Democracy. The film series was established to provide quality documentaries by and about Indigenous cultures of the Americas, and bring together a central gathering place where discussion and awareness of issues can be shared with the Native community and its supporters. Our sponsors include The Japanese American National Museum, American Indian Children's Council, Hecho de Mano, Nahui Ohlin, and SCIC-InterTribal Entertainment.
For more information on the film series please visit http://www.facebook.com/l/;..www.bringingthecircletogether...com
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Weekend America: Native takes on independence
Monday, July 6, 2009 "Charles Hudson is a member of the Mandan-Hidatsa tribe, born on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. But by the time he came along, in 1959, much of the reservation was under 300 feet of Missouri River water, thanks to a giant dam built by the federal government, which relocated most of the people in his tribe. Tribal leadership fought the project for years, but failed. When the tribe's chairman finally went to Washington, D.C., to give up the land, he had to take off his glasses to weep. A picture of the moment made the front page of the Washington Post. Flooding of the reservation started soon after. "Both my mother and my father had to leave the town that they grew up in, where their families and ancestors had all lived," Hudson says. This was not the first nor the last conflict Charles and his tribe had with American institutions. Sometimes it was little things, like when Charles was going to the local public high school. "The length you could wear your hair was heavily regulated. Boys could not wear hair past their collar, and that was obviously a direct violation of their cultural norms," Hudson says. "But my goodness, that's nothing compared to the radical oppressions that my mother's generation and her father's generation were going through." "Kill the Indian to save the man" -- that oppressive motto led to restrictions on his tribe's native language and native customs. The federal government forced Indian children to go to churches and boarding schools where they were re-educated and stripped of their cultural traditions. So it makes sense that, growing up, the Fourth of July would be a dark day for Hudson, a sad tribute to the country that tried and tried again to exterminate its native people and their culture. But it wasn't -- for Hudson, the Fourth meant "summertime, family, fireworks. You can't wait for the fireworks. As a kid you look forward to that celebration."" Get the Story: _A Native American Take on Independence _ ( http://64.38.12.138/my.asp?..url=http://weekendamerica...publicradio.org/display/web/..2008/07/02/4th_rez/) (American Public Media 7/5) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ The Father Of Indian Education & DQU: David Risling Video The Father Of Indian Education & DQU: David Risling Video A member of the Hoopa tribe, Mr. Risling was also of Yurok and Karuk ancestry. ..Risling's approach led to many successes. He co-founded California Indian Legal Services and the Native American Rights Fund, whose lawyers fought for long-ignored treaty rights all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the 1970s, Risling was appointed by three U.S. presidents to serve on the National Advisory Council on Indian Education and was integral to the passage of the Indian Education Act and Indian Tribal Community College Act -- legislation that led to the founding of 31 Indian community colleges and dozens of K-12 reservation education programs across the nation. ....Among the institutions Risling has helped to found, and the one of which he seems most proud, is D-Q University -- which has been the only private American Indian college in California. Built at an old WWII-era communications station outside of Davis, D-QU has been dedicated to teaching American Indian culture and history and to helping all native peoples remember their past and determine for themselves its meanings. And though, unfortunately, the school has been facing serious financial difficulties and recently had to shut its doors after losing its accreditation, D-QU is not at an end, Risling says. He notes that the school has been teaching a diverse population, even offering shops for state employees and officials about the history of gaming tribes...
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@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Missing woman sought in Big Horn Co. July 06, 2009 The Big Horn County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are searching for a missing woman. Crystal Williamson, who also goes by Crystal Littlelight, was last seen June 30th after she left her mom's house to go out with some friends. She is a 39-year-old Native American female, 5'6" tall and about 160 pounds. She has hazel eyes and light brown shoulder length hair. She was last seen wearing a dark grey t-shirt, cut-off jean shorts, and no shoes. If you have any information about Crystal you are asked to call the Big Horn County Sheriff at 665-9780 or BIA at 638-2631. http://www...montanasnewsstation.com/..Global/story.asp?S=10648320 ----- I have yet to see any other reports for Crystal, let alone a photo. Prayers she is found safe & right away. Teresa Anahuy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/..FirstPeoplesNews @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Woods to play exhibition to help Begay charity By Doug Ferguson - July 04, 2009 BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Tiger Woods is helping out longtime friend Notah Begay III, agreeing to play in his charity Skins Game at Turning Stone Resort next month to support Native American youth. Begay declined to comment and kept his head down when asked if Woods was playing in his event, then stopped 20 yards later and said with a smile, "I need to win some skins." Woods' agent at IMG confirmed he would be playing Aug. 24 in the Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge. The world's No. 1 player will join Stanford teammate Begay, former Masters champion Mike Weir and Camilo Villegas. A year ago, the event raised $180,000 for Begay's foundation, which supports youth sports and wellness programs for Native Americans in New Mexico and other states. Begay, a Navajo, is the only Native American on the PGA Tour. He has four PGA Tour victories, none since 2000, and earned his card for this year by returning to Q-school. He and Woods have remained closed, however, and Begay received an exemption to the AT&T National, where he opened with rounds of 70-72 at Congressional. Woods had planned to play in Begay's event a year ago until he was forced to miss the second half of the season with knee surgery. Turning Stone Resort in upstate New York has held a Fall Series event on the PGA Tour the last two years, and its $6 million purse is larger than some regular-season events. Woods is not expected to play in the PGA Tour event, as it follows the conclusion of the FedEx Cup. Begay's charity event is the Monday of The Barclays in New Jersey, the start of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup. Woods has never played The Barclays since it became part of the playoffs. Mark Steinberg, his agent at IMG, said Woods has not decided on his schedule for the playoffs. Article: http://www.google.com/..hostednews/ap/article/..ALeqM5ikDfMACf1RviauLvYOZL5Y2x..-AYAD9976IN00 ----- Visit Notah Begay III site at: www.notah.com. Teresa Anahuy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/..FirstPeoplesNews @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Newly elected Akwesasne chief plunges into battle over armed border guards July 5, 2009 | http://www.squamishchief.com/..article/GB/20090705/CP02/..307059983/-1/SQUAMISH/newly-..elected-akwesasne-chief-..plunges-into-battle-over-..armed-border&template=cpartThere are times when there's little difference between Mike Mitchell's roles as a proud leader and a proud grandfather. Times like in May, when his granddaughter and grandson were stopped by customs agents at the Canada-U.S. border crossing on the Akwesasne Mohawk reserve near Cornwall, Ont., as they came back from the U.S. with bread and milk. "They stripped that car right down. (My grandchildren) were scared," says Mitchell, adding the search came to an abrupt end when he showed up on the scene. "This isn't something that's only happened recently. It's been accruing, you know. And now it's where we are now." On Monday, Mitchell, 61, will be sworn in as Akwesasne's new grand chief. His June 27 election win came in the middle of an ongoing dispute between Mohawks and the federal government over the arming of the country's border guards - a dispute that's led to the shutdown of the Seaway International Bridge connecting Cornwall with Massena, N.Y. Mohawks have opposed placing guns in the hands of border guards - a promise made by the Conservatives in the 2006 election - because they feel it could lead to violence in the tight-knit community. They've argued guards already engage in a form of racial profiling, targeting young Mohawk men and women driving nice cars. By electing Mitchell, the community has picked a leader who's no stranger to tensions at the border. As a young man in his 20s, he helped blockade the bridge to protest Ottawa's demand that Akwesasne Mohawks pay duty on goods purchased in the U.S. From 1989 until 2001, Mitchell waged a lengthy legal battle over $361.64 in duty charges imposed on a carload of goods - blankets, motor oil, Bibles, food, clothing and a washing machine - that he brought back to Canada. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, where Mitchell lost. He also previously served as Akwesasne's grand chief from 1982 until 2000. "Even back then, he was always a dynamic leader," says Doug George-Kanentiio, a lifelong Akwesasne resident and former newspaper editor who writes regularly about Mohawk issues. Mitchell, who decided to come out of retirement after being urged on by the community's elders, refused to campaign. He told a local newspaper it wasn't "in my heart" to attack his opponents. Nevertheless, he eked out a 51-vote victory, 385 to 334, over incumbent Grand Chief Tim Thompson. Mitchell's election signals Mohawks in Akwesasne are looking for someone with a higher national profile to resolve the border shutdown, says George-Kanentiio. The "sensitive, low-key" Thompson was what the community wanted when they elected him in 2006 - but now, George-Kanentiio says, the mood has shifted. "They wanted somebody (three years ago) who was easygoing, nice to get along with, diplomatic, that kind of thing," says George-Kanentiio. "When this crisis happened, I think they decided they preferred somebody who had more of a national presence, and was perhaps more of a powerful speaker in public. And Mike is that." Akwesasne straddles the Canada-U.S. border, as well as the border between Ontario and Quebec. Mitchell has been elected grand chief on the Canadian side. The Canada Border Services Agency shut down its post, which sits inside Akwesasne, on June 1 after border guards expressed concerns about their safety. A small group of protesters on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Deseronto, Ont., tried to show their support by blockading a nearby bridge, but Akwesasne leaders denounced the barricade. George-Kanentiio, who's known Mitchell for four decades, says that there's no reason to believe Akwesasne's stance on unsanctioned blockades will change under his leadership. "Not with Mike. He'll be very clear about that, that anything that happens without the express approval of the Mohawk leadership will be actively dissuaded," says George-Kanentiio. Given his resume - which includes an unsuccessful run for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations - there's likely a "fairly lengthy file" on Mitchell in Ottawa, says Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger. "He's someone who's obviously well-known, well-respected," says Kilger. "I think that was part of the attraction to electing him." As for how to resolve the border impasse, Mitchell says there needs to be serious meetings between Akwesasne officials, the Canada Border Services Agency and Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan. Mitchell says he's already had a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with the border agency, during which the two sides came to "crucial agreements" on how to begin negotiations. He says one solution could be to permanently maintain a Mohawk police substation that's been temporarily set up near the border, staffed with officers who are trained to use guns. "People understand in our area why we take such a hard stand. And they support us. But they also want to see this matter (resolved)," says Mitchell. "I've committed myself thoroughly to be the grand chief, and to do what I need to do - especially on this issue." @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Group petitions Oxford over American Indian site
By Dan Whisenhunt - July 07, 2009
The city is still hearing from American Indians and others who oppose the city's destruction of a native stone mound. But city officials ignored another protest Monday over the city's decision to destroy the mound atop a hill behind the Oxford Exchange shopping center. Two American Indians on Monday presented Mayor Leon Smith with a petition containing more than 600 signatures of people opposed to the destruction of the site. Tony Castaneda, of Anniston, and Sharon Jackson, of Fruithurst, who both claim to be American Indian elders, gave Smith the petition. They followed up with a protest at City Hall at 7 p.m. where they collected more signatures. Smith became agitated when the two arrived at City Hall with the petition Monday afternoon. They were observed by a reporter and a camerawoman from The Star. Smith demanded the journalists take their camera and leave. The journalists refused and Smith turned away. He took the petition and went back inside City Hall. According to the Alabama Historical Commission's deputy state historic preservation officer, the mound at the center of the dispute is the largest of its kind in the state. The site is at least 1,500 years old and was constructed during what was known as the Woodland era. The city, through its Commercial Development Authority (CDA), has paid to have part of the hill taken down and used as fill for a Sam's Club under construction near the shopping center. The remainder of the hill is planned for more commercial businesses. There is some dispute about the importance of the site. Harry Holstein, a professor of archeology and anthropology at Jacksonville State University has said it could contain human remains. Smith and city project manager Fred Denney say it was used to send smoke signals. Preservation officials and the protesters have said that's unlikely. Denney and the city would not give a reporter and photographer from The Star permission to climb to the top of the hill to take pictures, though the hill is owned by the CDA which is an arm of the city. A woman who answered the phone in Smith's office said no one could go on the hill for "safety and security reasons," but declined to specify what safety and security issues were present. She declined further comment. Denney also said Monday he will stop talking about the hill, though he's spoken about it to a reporter before. "I got no comment on that mountain," Denney said. Glen Wilkins, a spokesman for Wal-Mart which owns the Sam's Club, said no one has contacted the company regarding the destruction of the mound for the Sam's Club. That conflicts with the accounts of protesters who said they have contacted the company. A protester forwarded an e-mailed response he received from Wal-Mart about the mound to The Star Monday. "It's because of people like you that Wal-Mart works hard to save people money so they can live better," the e-mail reads in part. "Because of your initiative, a copy of your message will be forwarded to our Real Estate Division for consideration." Wilkins referred all questions about the mound to the city. The protest Monday afternoon drew less of a crowd than a protest at the Oxford Exchange on June 26. More than 50 people showed up then, while more than a dozen were present Monday. Several people driving on U.S. 78 honked and waved in support, while a few stopped to sign the petition. Protesters say they got the bulk of their names at Oxford's Freedom Festival on Saturday. The protesters dressed in colorful native garb and had signs that were equally as colorful, playing off Smith and Denney's claims that the mound was used for smoke signals. One depicted a drawing of Smith smoking a cone-shaped "cigarette" under the caption: "Leon: What'cha Smoking?" Another sign held by Teresa Reece of Anniston said, "Send Mayor Smith and Fred Denney a Smoke Signal: We Were Here First." Castaneda said the lower turnout didn't disappoint him. "I consider this a success, a test to see if we were stopped by the police," he said. "We had no problems. An unmarked police car honked his horn." Castaneda said protesters would continue bringing attention to the site.
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Tribal Journey 2009 - Paddle to Suquamish "OUR RELIGION IS THE TRADITION OF OUR ANCESTORS" This event marks the 20th anniversary of the historical 1989 "Paddle to Seattle" which was the first traditional intertribal canoe voyage in over a hundred years, leaving the shores of Suquamish for Seattle. The 2009 Tribal Journey is being hosted by the Suquamish Tribe from August 3rd to August 8th this Summer. The final stop in the Journey will be the Port Madison Reservation in North Kitsap county for a week of cultural events, learning adventures and family entertainment. Please visit and discover the beauty of this portion of Puget Sound, the hospitality of the Suquamish Nation and the spiritual richness of our Native Coastal culture. People attending the event can expect to be thrilled at the sight of a bay filled with canoes coming in to land. The Canoe Journey is a time of healing, hope, happiness, honour and hospitality. The Journey began in 1989 with nine canoes as the Paddle to Seattle and continues this year in central Puget Sound with over 100 canoes expected to participate. Don't miss it. For much more information, please visit Tribal Journeys: http://www.tribaljourneys2009...com. ----- Teresa Anahuy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/..FirstPeoplesNews @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ I have a update regarding this issue. I sent this to a friend that runs an AIM chapter in TX, he is about 40 miles from this location. He let me know today, that he has been in contact with this business owner, and they have removed the statue permanently. He is going to keep checking on it, just to make sure they don’t put it back at some point. So, at least the owners listened and respected the request to remove this statue. It’s a nice change for once! In peace & solidarity, Tamra Brennan www.NDNnews.comwww.protectsacredsites.orgwww.protectbearbutte.com PROTECT BEAR BUTTE! "Providing news and information about Native American Issues & Causes" "Helping to make a difference for our people in Indian Country, one day at a time. What will you do today to help make a difference?" "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 Inappropriate Marketing tool for Alcoholic beverages.
Inappropriate Marketing tool for Alcoholic beverages. [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from tamra@NDNnews.com included below] If anyone is inclined to contact this business owner regarding this disgusting and inappropriate statue, the contact info is listed below along with David Narcomey’s statement about the occurrence. Thanks. PROTECT BEAR BUTTE! "Providing news and information about Native American Issues & Causes"
"Helping to make a difference for our people in Indian Country, one day at a time. What will you do today to help make a difference?"
"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 FW: Inappropriate Marketing tool for Alcoholic beverages. Below is an image that is being utilized as a marketing tool for selling alcoholic beverages. The business is located in Longview , Texas . We came upon this imagery while traveling back to Oklahoma from a Memorial ceremony in Fort Pike, Slidell , LA. , to honor our ancestors who died on the "Trail of Tears". We had stopped for refueling at the Shell station which is also a truck stop called the "TEXAS BEST SMOKEHOUSE III". Cynthia, became enraged when she came upon this, and we brought this ceramic figurine to the attention of the manager. We attempted to educate the manager, and he made an apology to us, however, a young non-Indian man was laughing and snickering while we were attempting to educate (which is also inappropriate, while we were serious). Which enraged my wife even more. Now, whether or not they actually kept the figurine off the shelf or not, we don't know. If you are inclined to comment to the owner of the chain of stores, please feel free. I have supplied all points of contact for the "TEXAS BEST SMOKEHOUSE III" below. Also, please forward to all that would be helpful to educate this Business. "Racism continues at all levels." TEXAS BEST SMOKEHOUSE III <font size="undefined" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; F
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
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Divide and Conquer
The system of mind control that was introduced by Nimrod (Annunaki) in Babylon, is alive and well. When Champlain coerced the return of war, by getting the Huron and Algonquin to lead him to Ticonderoga and break the peace, he was following the Babylonian bloodline oath to divide the people. Historically they have always became the rulers of those that engage in war, as they are the masters of war. Nimrod was the first freemason, the main secret of freemasonry is mind control technology.
After 3000 years of peace between the nations of Turtle Island the war was brought back by agents of this dialectic. Their strategy is to create a problem that will get a reaction from the people, when the people demand a solution to the problem, they will give “their” solution, which is always reducing the people to slavery. In their oath; “So grand will the illusion of freedom be, they will not even know they are our slaves” .
Our war between France and her allies lasted 92 years until June 25, 1701 with the “Great Peace of Montreal” In that peace agreement France agreed to have no claim to any of the lands surrounding the Great Lakes. We offered to share Ontario with the British under the authority of Gushwenta. Their first settlement was a fort at Kingston and by 1710 we sent 5 emissaries to meet with Queen Anne, regarding their breaks in the agreement of Gushwenta. The Dialectic was well underway for the bloodline but our chief’s noticed their weaknesses, they relied on the written word, they had male hierarchy.
When Joseph Brant was invited into freemasonry’s 33rd Illuminized degree he took an oath to become one with the dialectic. He was formally removed from the confederacy in 1805 and his words shall never be heard by the people again according to kayanerakowa, the law of the land. Freemasonry is on it’s dying legs in the longhouse as the power of unity through kayanerakowa is alive and well too.
On this planet all living things have the same mother, she is the earth. The father is source energy and that makes us all one. In their oath; We will always hide the divine truth from them, that we are all one. This they must never know! When we base our thoughts on the Good Message of oneness, the true power of the mind will come into being. The internet is just scratching the surface of what the mind can do, when we remember the oneness.
The Peace is based on the consensus process. The most important aspect is the council of women as they are in charge of the children and the land they bring them into. This would make municipal government the most authoritative. The “Babylonian” system in place now makes the federal system the most important with the municipal as the least important. When the women reconnect with their birthright, the consensus process will be corrected and the peace will return to the people.
There truly is no division, we are all one.
Unity, Strength, Peace,
thahoketoteh of Kanekota
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
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WE HOLD THE ROCK [ALCATRAZ], SAID RICHARD OAKES OF AKWESASNE IN 1969 MNN. July 5, 2009. No Canadian or US government officials are talking to us. The guards and workers in the two checkpoints in Akwesasne have abandoned their posts since June 1, 2009. We can come and go off the island to the north. We can go off to the south but can’t come back. Our ancestors invoked some basic principles for us to use in such times. The federally run prison on Alcatraz Island in San Franciso Bay had been abandoned in 1963. In 1964 a small group of Lakota attempted to take the Island to invoke a principle in the 1868 Treaty of Laramie. All surplus abandoned federal land automatically reverts to the Indigenous nations. On November 20, 1969 Richard Oakes of Akwesasne lead Indigenous People onto Alcatraz Island and held it until 1971. It was to prove a basic point. This event changed the relationship between Indigenous and the US government. Up to then it was negotiation, compromise and legal remedies forced down our throats by the government. The Alcatraz Proclamation was signed, “In the name of all Indians … we reclaim this island for our Indian Nations”. Other abandoned federal facilities were reclaimed afterwards. The US government knowing this principle was furious that the Indigenous would have the audacity to invoke it. This act focused the entire world upon this basic law. The US government was put on the spot. It could no longer be hidden in the dusty archives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs basement. In 1971 Richard Oakes was assassinated. The Mohawks of Akwesasne have always asserted our rights for the world to know. The current Cornwall Island event reveals the nature of the relationship between the Mohawks and the US and Canadian governments. The Canadian government knows we can assert our rights over the abandoned buildings in the community, the highway and bridges that go through our sovereign land. We can invoke the Great Law of Peace which all Indigenous people adhere to. We are one people by covenant. The checkpoints have been abandoned because we won’t let their guards carry guns. We have not been violent in any way. According to the principle, the abandoned US border checkpoint at Akwesasne irrevocably reverts to the Mohawk Nation. The Canadian Twilight Zone check point in the middle of Kawenoke on Cornwall Island was abandoned and irrevocably reverts to the Mohawk Nation. The two bridges and highways onto the island are closed/abandoned by the US and Canada. They irrevocably revert to the Mohawk Nation. The RCMP and other foreign police who patrol the foot of the bridge in the city of Cornwall are trespassers. This is disputed Mohawk land. They must leave. None of these structures cannot be torn down because they now irrevocably belong to the Mohawk Nation. You build anything on our land, it’s ours. The US checkpoint and bridge are patrolled by US Border Security Field Operations and a Mohawk Policeman. US Border Security is trespassing and must leave. We can traverse the whole community of Akwesasne as one entity without borders. It was illegally divided by the US, Canadian and British governments into five jurisdictions – Ontario, Quebec, New York State, US and Canada. They legislated two separate councils, tribal and band, to divide us with their imaginary boundary line. The outsiders cannot establish the perimeter of our territory to limit us to small areas of our vast Haudenosaunee territory. It is our right to decide who will cross the two bridges and enter our community and our territories. The Mohawk elders and people made the initial demand for no guns in the hands of foreigners in our midst. Both US and Canadian band and tribal councils stood together and made demands on behalf of the sovereign Mohawk people. The Akwesasne people took the initiative. This is an Iroquois Confederacy issue. It affects all Ongwehonwe, our friends and allies at the Canada- US and US-Mexico borders which were never meant for us. The visitors cannot apply their line to us. Rumors has it that US and Canada might build a new bridge several miles west of Akwesasne. This is part of Haudenosaunee Territory. They have to consult us and get our permission. They think they stole this land outright. No so! Most people in the world know that Great Turtle Island is ours. They cannot show any evidence that they’ve legally acquired any of our land. International law was violated by the US and Canada when they made laws to claim our land and resources. Arrangements to speak with us must be made through the Governor General and US President. Mike Mitchell, the tribal and band councils do not speak for us. Under the Great Law, they have don’t speak for the Iroquois Confederacy or Mohawk Nation. Anything they decide is not valid because they represent the foreign US and Canadian jurisdictions. Our people sit under the tent at the crossroads at Kawenoke and patiently wait for them to come and make valid and legal arrangements with us.
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
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Check out our Summer of Wind and Solar Success and Take Action with Us!   Above Photo: Yankton, Santee and Lower Brule Tribal Members came together for a solar heating training co-sponsored by the Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center and Honor the Earth!
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Aanin friends,
If you’re new to our Honor family, let me say welcome and miigwech (thank you) for joining us at this exciting time. If you’ve been following our work for a while, I am so grateful for your continued commitment to bring clean energy and a sustainable future to our Native communities. National momentum for our work is growing and we need your support to continue building our movement!
Chi-miigwech (a big thanks) for joining with us! Be sure to check out my most recent blog about my travels with a Lakota squash, and our recently published Navajo Times Op-ed, "Opportunity Knocks but it's not Desert Rock."
Winona LaDuke
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P.S. I’m turning 50 in August and we'll be throwing our annual birthday benefit bash on Madeline Island in Lake Superior. Several of our supporters who can’t make the trip are planning their own house parties the last week of August to raise money and celebrate with us! If you can't make it, we’d love to help you host your own Honor the Earth Benefit House Party! It’s easy! Please email web@honorearth.org to get started!
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
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MNN. July 4, 2009. According to Mike Mitchell, the new band councilor, we hope he doesn’t mean that the Indigenous give and the colonists take! He has announced a give-and-take style negotiation with Canada. The armed border guards want to come into Akwesasne in exchange for something. He suggests the Canada Border Services agents CBSA could give by taking some cultural sensitivity training. If they become sensitive to us, our laws and our rights, they will get off the island and never come back. The colony of Canada has no legal business manning their store in the middle of our community. The Canada and US ultimatum is that they are going to keep the two bridges onto Kawenoke on Cornwall Island closed until we let them come in with guns. As a band councilor, Mitchell has been a longtime anti-Confederacy sovereignty advocate. He seems willing to compromise the Mohawk nation position. Mitchell wants to make it look like he settled our valid complaint and come out looking like the hero. Some of the human rights complaints will be settled, he said. He wants to make the economically dying cities of Cornwall Ontario and Massena New York happy. Any deal Mitchell makes will only apply to those 350 people who voted for him, who obviously support the colonial band council system and their goal to undermine us. They are trying to set a precedent for outsiders to patrol other Indigenous communities. This is a nation-to-nation issue. Canada and US both know that this is a Rotino’shonni:onwe movement based on our sovereignty, which is supported by international law. A majority have to give our fully informed consent which we will never. There is talk of putting a temporary Canadian customs on the Cornwall Ontario side at the foot of the Bridge. This hasn’t been brought to the Mohawks. At least the Canadian government recognizes they can’t put guns on the island in the middle of Kawenoke. Not mentioned is that this too is Mohawk territory which is under dispute. The Mohawks have given the message that we are not going to be intimidated. This is being acknowledged by the non-native community. They now know that we cannot be pushed around anymore. We must give credit to Dooley Thompson, the former chief, and his supporters, for standing up for the people forcefully and eloquently. Hopefully Mike Mitchell learns from his predecessor that the non-natives can’t walk over us. We are in the right. We don’t want guns like the others. We have to take a stand and stay with it. The cutting off of traffic to Kawenoke has allowed us to feel relieved from the years of intimidation. It’s a vacation from the abuse that has been going on for a long time. The Mohawks message to the world is that tyranny has to be resisted. With the move towards global totalitarianism by the few elite thugs and their military goons, the Mohawks, our brothers, sisters, friends, allies and supporters are showing everybody how to defend themselves without using violence. Only the truth!
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The Akwesasne Women's Fire remains in good spirits and smiling a lot when the Peace Caravan arrived. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe on behalf of their bosses, Canada and US, tried to sidetrack the public into thinking they weren't welcome. We sent out a message inviting the public to join us. For updates and to donate online, go to the www.akwesasnewomensfire.com. Urgently needed are life jackets and fuel for the boats. Your help is appreciated for food, can goods, general supplies, non-perishable food, flashlights and batteries, lanterns, coal oil lamps, bug spray or zapper and regular toiletries. Please send donations by check or money order to: Akwesasne Womens Fire, 936 Island Rd, Akwesasne ON K6H 5R7 For further information please contact: Rosemarie White 613-933-8784; Veronica Cook; 915-886-0210; Neddy Thompson 613-577-4647; and Nona Benedict 613-938-8145 (h) nonabena@yahoo.com
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
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Bulldozing away an entire mound in AL Oxford city officials ignore calls to save 1,500-year-old Indian-built moundPosted by Associated Press July 07, 2009 12:11 PM APThe Alabama Historical Commission says this is the largest Indian-built mound in the state, but Oxford city officials are going ahead with plans to have it leveled.OXFORD -- City officials have ignored another protest over the city's decision to destroy a stone mound on a hill behind the Oxford Exchange created by American Indians 1,500 years ago. Tony Castaneda, of Anniston, and Sharon Jackson, of Fruithurst, who claim to be Indian elders, presented Mayor Leon Smith with a petition Monday containing more than 600 signatures of people opposed to the site's destruction. The Anniston Star reported Tuesday Smith became agitated when the two arrived at City Hall, took the petition and went back inside. Castaneda and Jackson collected more signatures at City Hall that evening. The state Historical Commission says the mound is the largest of its kind in Alabama. The city paid to have part of the hill taken down for fill at a Sam's Club.
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
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Do you want health care freedom? | | | | Do you want health care freedom? Dear Dave,
Never before has your voice on health care been more important.
Senators have just returned to Washington from the holiday weekend to work on legislation that may define our health care system for decades.
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