<+>=<+>KOLA Newslist<+>=<+> [source: NativeNews; Fri, 29 Sep 2000 18:29:29 -0700] Western Montana Missoula Independent Vol. 11 No. 39 Issue Date 9/28/00 Out for Blood by RON SELDEN Why biotech companies are clamoring for Native American DNA According to Native American beliefs, all life is sacred and should not be tampered with. Thatís why native activists from around the nation are taking aim at bioengineering projects that clone animals, create new plant species, and splinter human genes into their tiniest fragments. Whatís especially galling to high-tech opponents is the fact that most of the research is being done for profit, often at the expense of indigenous peoples and their traditional ways. ìAnything thatís living can now be owned,î maintains Judy Gobert, chairwoman of the Nevada-based Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism. Gobert, who also serves as dean of Salish Kootenai Collegeís math and sciences program in Pablo, and as chairwoman of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, says biotech companies know no boundaries when it comes to studying native peoples. ìItís becoming a little more twisted as it goes along,î Gobert told a recent national gathering of Indian health leaders in Billings. ìThey want your genes. They want the things that make us up as human beings.î Researchers have long been intrigued about the migration of native peoples across the former land bridge between the Aleutian Islands and Russia. Studies of northern-tier natives have been going on for decades, but Gobert says the new twist is that DNA samples are now being used to determine who may have come from whom and where. DNA is short for deoxyribose nucleic acid, which acts as a codebook for genetic origin. While some of the research has undeniable value, Gobert says tissue, blood, hair and other samples are often obtained without the informed consent of donors, who may have unknowingly contributed the samples through routine medical exams or through other sources who didnít reveal the material might be sold to third parties. ìItís very insidious,î she says. ìTheyíre treating us like weíre stupid Indians again. Thereís secondary uses going on all over the place.î One of the most recent battles over DNA research revolves around the so-called ìKennewick Man,î a 9,300-year-old skeleton found in 1996 along the Columbia River in Washington state. Scientists, including two from the Smithsonian Institution, want to determine the skeletonís genetic origin. Umatilla Indians contend the bones should be reburied immediately, without further study. Researchers sued, arguing that thereís no proof the skeletal remains are related to the tribe. The issue remains bound up in court. Researchers also have special interest in native peoples because some groups have unusual immunities or propensities for various diseases, and scientists want to figure out why. But Gobert says the biotech field has become so commodity-driven that Indian genetic samples are now available over the Internet for as little as $209. Patents on plant, animal, and genetic material can be obtained by nearly anyone, and few ethical guidelines are in place to ensure that basic human rights are not violated, she says. ìItís sexy science,î says Gobert. ìThey can get a lot of money for it. Thereís big money behind this, and thatís what itís all about.î ìThis is colonialism, just like land patentsî that opened up reservation lands to non-Indian settlers, adds Brett Lee Shelton, an attorney who directs the policy and research program for the Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism. ìNow they want to breach the boundaries of your own bodies.î Also stirring up ìbiopiracyî opponents is the creation of new plants and the alteration of plants and animals through genetic engineering. Transgenics, which breaks down natural borders by crossing species that would not normally interbreed, has resulted in scientists injecting ìfish genes into tomatoes, petunia flower genes into soybeans, bacteria genes into corn, cow growth hormones into chickens, and human genes into tobacco, kiwi fruit, mice and sheep,î according to one of the groupís publications. While genetic engineering has produced new strains of food crops that are at least temporarily resistant to various pests and diseases, activists also worry about potential unintended consequences, such as unleashing new biological materials that could wipe out native plant and animal species. Another aspect of the biotech battle, Gobert and Shelton say, is the effort by some pharmaceutical companies to surreptitiously obtain information about plants and herbs used traditionally by native peoples for food and medicines. Once the companies get the details through ìbio-prospecting,î some try to patent their uses. ìThen they get the copyright and they own our knowledge,î Shelton says. According to Gobert, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have already banned non-Indians from collecting native plants within the Flathead Reservation. The tribes in 1998 also approved a resolution condemning the federally financed Human Genome Diversity Project, as well as other ìunethical genetic research on indigenous peoples.î The diversity project has drawn particularly heavy fire from Indian leaders, who contend minorities will be a central part of the study to determine how genetic makeups are distributed. Gobert and Shelton say some biotech companies have become so desperate that theyíve had representatives approach Indian school children in California and offer them $100 for a single blood sample. Other targets, Shelton says, are indigent Indians who live in urban areas, especially those ìwho are down on their luck.î ìThis is something thatís going on very quietly,î he says. ìTheyíre not going to tell you exactly whatís going on.î Activists say itís important for tribal governments to band together and fight attempts to alter the natural world. They say tribes also need to prod the federal government into exercising its trust responsibility to protect Indians from this latest round of theft. ìItís greed and racism fueling this thing,î says Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council member Kevin Howlett. ìPeople need to know the potential for disaster is there.î [In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.]

From: MIKECHEROKEE@aol.com Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 19:22:39 EDT Subject: UNITED NATIVE AMERICA PRESS RELEASE (GERONIMO MONUMENT) Subj: Geronimo Monument Date: 9/29/00 5:13:50 PM Central Daylight Time From: geronimomonument@hotmail.com (Shannon Williams) Reply-to: geronimomonument@hotmail.com To: MIKECHEROKEE@aol.com Mike L. Graham, I've written a more formal letter pertaining to the "Geronimo Surrenders Monument" dismantling and the city council. I would like you to add it to the information you have. I would really appreciate if you would send the email out to your mailing!! I've also included the email address for the City Council members & the City Manager. It is important that if anyone decides to respond about this issue that they send a duplicate of their correspondence to geronimomonument@hotmail. We want to make sure they don't try to ignore this issue, they've been ignoring it since 1997, so it wouldn't suprise me if they don't try to now! Thank you for your support! Hope to hear from you soon. Still trying to find a new host for the website...will get a copy to you in the mail. Geronimo Monument Shannon L. Wiliams;Secretary Geronimo Monument Geronimo Monument was created to be a Living Monument, that is to say, that the Land itself is the Monument. Since the September 1995 dedication of 140 acres we have added 160 contiguous acres to the Monument. This is a very minute amount of land considering that all of Cochise County was designated "Chiricahua Apache Reservation." It's location is Milepost 415 on Highway 80 East near the Arizona/New Mexico Stateline. It is approximately 10 miles north of Apache, Arizona where the "Geronimo Surrenders Monument" is located. Many Native Americans see the "Surrenders Monument" as derogatory and visually insulting. The Chiricahua Apaches refer to it as the "Monument to Ignorance." We believe that the "Surrenders Monument" removal, would go a long way in establishing a new and more positive relationship with the Chiricahua Apaches and all Native American Communities throughout Arizona, New Mexico and the United States. That if a monument should exist there, it should be marked as the spot where near here the surrender took place and should tell both sides of the story. Not just the glorification of the American Army's story of deceit. The City of Douglas erected the "Geronimo Surrenders Monument" in 1934. In September 1997, we went before the Douglas City Council and requested the dismantling of the "Surrenders Monument." Their response at first was to remove the plaque with their name on it but leave the visually insulting pile of stone. The plaque refers to the Chiricahua Apaches as "hostiles". When we reinterated that the whole monument should be removed, their final response was to "table" the request, thus successfully suppressing this issue. Not once since September 1997 has this issue been discussed. One Council member, Rudy Quinonez, stated that when his "Native American" brothers came to ask for the removal, then he would consider voting. It is our hope that Native Americans and others will participate in the dismantling of the "Geronimo Surrenders Monument" and help us to continue to create a Real Monument to Geronimo and the Chiricahua Apaches. If you decide to send a email to the members of the City Council of Douglas about this issue please send a duplicate of your correspondence to geronimomonument@hotmail.com This will insure that they cannot ignore at least voting on the dismantling of the "Geronimo Surrenders Monument." Thank You for Your Support Douglas City Council email addresses: Writting to individual City Council members routed through connie.martinez@ci.douglas.az.us Ward 1: Robert Marrufo Voted No (to tabling) Ward 2: Sergio Mendez Voted Yes Ward 3: Ramon Jordan Voted Yes Ward 4: Harry Ames Voted Yes (second the motion to table) Ward 5: Dale Davis Voted No (to tabling) Ward 6: Rudy Quinonez Voted Yes (Tabled the agenda item) Mayor: Ray Borane Voted Yes Email address for City Manager: michael.ortega@ci.douglas.az.us [In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.]

From: MIKECHEROKEE@aol.com Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 01:29:21 EDT Subject: FOX NEWS WEB SITE ON COLUMBUS DAY VOTE AND EMAIL THEM Please click on this web site and vote on Columbus Day. At the bottom of the page you can send an email to Fox TV, let them know how you feel about Columbus Day. Tell them about the holiday bill for a National holiday for Native Americans. GO FOR IT! http://foxnews.com/national/092900/columbus_koeppel.sml<A HREF="http://foxnews.com/national/092900/columbus_koeppel.sml"> </A> Tell them what you think about the picture on their site. It's A SICK JOKE. From: MIKECHEROKEE@aol.com Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 04:04:58 EDT Subject: NEWS 7 COLORADO COLUMBUS DAY VOTE - CLICK ON SITE. U.N.A Let the people in Colorado know what they can do with Columbus Day http://www.kmgh.com/index-poll.html

<+>=<+>KOLA Newslist<+>=<+> [from Paul Pureau. Thanks!] Indianz.Com. In Print. http://www.indianz.com/SmokeSignals/Headlines/showfull.asp?ID=tc/9292000-5 Colorado group to keep Columbus name SEPTEMBER 29, 2000 Saying they were coerced into signing an agreement in which they were going to rename their Columbus Day parade, the Sons of Italy-New Generation will announce today why they are reneging on the deal. City, state, and federal officials, along with members of the American Indian Movement in Colorado and the Sons group, signed an agreement in which the group agreed to rename the parade "March for Italian Pride." AIM agreed to support the parade and not protest it in exchange. Hispanic groups in the city also agreed not to protest. They have also been fighting the Columbus parade for several years and one leader said the use of the name Columbus in the parade will not be tolerated. The parade is still planned for October 7 in Denver, Colorado. --- Copyright © Indianz.Com 2000. [In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.]

<+>=<+>KOLA Newslist<+>=<+> [source: NativeNews; Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:22:39 -0400] From: Ojibwawife@aol.com Today on the Denver public TV station, it was announced that the agreement worked out by Federal mediators from the DOJ with AIM and Denver Italian community will NOT be honored by the Italians. The agreement that they originally made was, the Italian community would have their parade honoring their heritage, without mentioning Christopher Columbus or Columbus Day and this was supported by AIM who agreed that they would not interfere in any way with their parade. Now it seems that the SONS OF ITALY have stated that they WILL have their Columbus Day parade on October 7th and the Italian community has lied to the Indian community and to the DOJ. They feel that Columbus is a true "hero" and he must be honored no matter that he annihilated, enslaved, tortured and kidnapped our ancestors. If this is their only hero, the Italians must be truly a sad people. We ask that all people of conscience attend the parade in Denver in protest for this atrocity and continued betrayal of Native people, lied to again. This MUST be a peaceful protest, but must be stopped once and for all. When the parade ends, we then need to attend the "celebration" in Pueblo on October 9th, where this first began. It is important to know that the very first Columbus Day celebration was in Pueblo Colorado and if it is to end, it must end here too. Please let me know if you will come and how to contact you for communicating where and when to meet. Again, we do not want confrontation, but we must make a strong stand against the perpetuation of this sick "holiday". Renee Still Day [In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.]

We got word this afternoon that my husband's uncle died suddenly today of a heart attack. Will you remember all the family in your prayers? This is going to be tough, and I don't think the reality has quite sunk in yet. May your Waters Run Gentle, With Love Care And Concern, Alece, Little Hawk,

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Hi, Chatters: I am working on the NATIVE AMERICAN chat now and should have it up in an hour or so; the rest of last night's chats are already up--so be sure and look them over. http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm Make sure your stop by and vote for the featured state NEXT week: the choices are Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Georgia. SC & MO are only ONE vote apart--so make your choice known! If you don't care for any of these five states, please hit REPLY to the poll and tell us what state(s) you ARE interested in......so we can see what is wanted out there. Remember, I will be making a decision Monday or Tuesday on this next Thursday's Featured state. http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville/messages?lgnF=y&msg=317.1 Invite your friends to join us this weekend--especially is you're on NORTHERN STATES list--I'm not on very many and don't seem to get the word out. Please help if you can: Saturday Chats: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm (subtract 1 hr. for Central Time, 2 hrs. for Mt.; 3 hours for Pacific Time) ALL DAY: Genealogy "Open House"--every state, any surname 7 pm Eastern--NORTHERN STATES genealogy 8 pm Eastern--SOUTHERN STATES genealogy 9-11 pm Eastern--CIVIL WAR genealogy The BERRYHILL surname chat will not meet in October. Please join us Sundays for these chats: Sunday Chats: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm ALL DAY--Genealogy "Open House"--all states; any surname 7 pm Eastern--All Surnames starting with A-J (any state) 8 pm Eastern--All Surnames starting K-Z (any state) 9 pm Eastern--WISCONSIN genealogy 10 pm Eastern--VIRGINIA genealogy Stop by the forum and post your family's surnames--because people are responding to the chat transcripts in the forum there is increased traffic this week! Lots of people who never ventured in the chat room are excited to be able to read the transcripts and are going to the forum to look for MORE surnames--make sure YOURS are posted. http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville If you would like a chat for YOUR surname, let me know. If you need chat or forum instructions, just send me an email and I'll get them out to you. Thanks for joining in our search for our ancestors--I hope we all turn out to be cousins! Jean Brandau About Guide to Huntsville AL http://huntsville.about.com email: huntsville.guide@about.com forum: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville chat: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm

[source: NativeNews; Wed, 27 Sep 2000 23:41:34 -0400] From: "Charles M. Miller" <cms@charles-m-miller-aty.com> The President has recently signed the Religious Land Use bill (See below). This bill may have implications for any Native American sacred site and religious freedom case. If would like more information on the bill please contact: Charles M. Miller, Esq. 1111 Broadway 24th Floor Oakland, CA (510) 834-6600 cmiller@wendel.com THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 22, 2000 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I am pleased to sign into law S. 2869, the "Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000," which will provide important protections for religious exercise in America. This Act will, in certain cases, forbid State and local governments from imposing a substantial burden on the exercise of religion unless they could demonstrate that imposition of such a burden is the least restrictive means of furthering a compelling governmental interest. The Act would protect the exercise of religion in two situations: (1) where State and local governments seek to impose or implement a zoning or landmark law in a manner that imposes a substantial burden on religious exercise and (2) where State and local governments seek to impose a substantial burden on the religious exercise of persons residing or confined to certain institutions. I applaud the Congress, particularly Senators Kennedy, Hatch, Reid, and Schumer, and Representatives Canady and Nadler for their hard work in passing this legislation. The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act will provide protec-tion for one of our country's greatest liberties -- the exercise of religion -- while carefully preserving the civil rights of all Americans. Just as I fully supported the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 1993, I support Senator Kennedy's and Hatch's bill. Religious liberty is a constitutional value of the highest order, and the Framers of the Constitution included protection for the free exercise of religion in the very first Amendment. This Act recognizes the importance the free exercise of religion plays in our democratic society. I also want to thank the Coalition for the Free Exercise of Religion and the civil rights community for the central role they played in crafting this legislation. Their work in passing this legislation once again demonstrates that people of all political bents and faiths can work together for a common purpose that benefits all Americans. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, September 22, 2000. # # # [In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.]

[source: NativeNews; Wed, 27 Sep 2000 19:40:59 -0400] From: Don <dbain@interchange.ubc.ca> Blood promise WebPosted Sep 27 2000 2:18 PM EDT http://vancouver.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2000/09/27/bc_blood 000927 VICTORIA - A genetic researcher at Oxford University has promised to return the blood samples he collected from nearly 900 Nuu-chah-nulth donors back in the mid-1980s. Dr. Richard Ward collected the blood for an arthritis study. The Nuu-chah-nulth only recently found out that Ward had used the samples for other research as well, without their permission. Ward's promise isn't good enough for Chief Larry Baird of the Ucluelet First Nation. He and his family were among the many donors who gave blood samples. "We are not going to be used as a bunch of guinea pigs," he says. "We are not a bunch of fools. We will do what we have to do to protect Nuu-chah-nulth." Chief Baird wants Ward held accountable for what happened to the blood. He intends to press for that on Friday, when the Nuu-chah-nulth tribal council meets to discuss the issue. The promised return of the blood is potentially good news for the many Nuu-chah-nulth people suffering from arthritis. Karen Frank is a health worker on the Ahouset Reserve. Arthritis runs in her family. She wants to see the blood used for new medical research. "There is always progress happening," says Frank. "Maybe they'll find some way to help my family, because I see one of my sisters really suffering with her pain." It appears B.C. medical researchers are ready to help. The University of British Columbia and some Vancouver Island doctors say they are willing to assist the Nuu-chah-nulth in storing the blood, and devising new research strategies into arthritis. [In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.]

Hi List, Please make sure you all check out KQED this month: http://www.kqed.org/tv/viewerservices/ Here's some of the programs that will be on the October Line-Up~ BLESSED MOTHER KATHERINE DREXEL 10/01 noon (56:46*) (DIST.: WHYY) Katharine Drexel - born into one of Philadelphia's wealthiest families - gave up her comfortable life for one of religion, poverty and abstinence. Mother Drexel, who entered religious service unsure of her abilities, worked tirelessly to promote the liberation of American Indians and African Americans, years before the birth of the civil rights struggle and the Native American movement. In 1891 she founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, which grew from its original 14 members to a sisterhood of over 500 women staffing 65 institutions nationwide. Mother Drexel also established a network of schools which served upwards of 25,000 Black and Indian children and founded Xavier University in New Orleans, the first predominantly Black Catholic university in the Western Hemisphere. This program describes Mother Drexel's progress toward sainthood, and uses her letters, personal diaries and family photos of her work as a missionary to create the rich tapestry that was her life. Beatified at the Vatican in 1988, she becomes the second American-born saint when canonized October 1, 2000. JEWS AND BUDDHISM: BELIEF AMENDED, FAITH REVEALED 10/01 6p (41 *) (A Local Bay Area Production) Examines the dramatic surge of interest among American Jews in spiritual teaching of Buddhism. Jews, who make up 2% of the population, account for some 30% of non-Asian American Buddhists. Many of them are among the leading expositors and scholars of Buddhism in America. Traditional Jewish practices are being modified in synagogues and among individuals seeking to incorporate the teaching of Buddhism into their spiritual lives. The striking resonance between Buddhism and Judaism has been remarked upon by writers and scholars and has generated many notable books and articles. This is the first film to interrogate in depth the reason for this phenomenon, explore it in the context of 20th century Jewish- American life, and consider its impact on contemporary Jewish thought and practice. This award-winning documentary includes rare footage of the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, as well as David Ben-Gurion, Alan Ginsberg, Silvia Boorstein and many others. Narrated by Sharon Stone. By Bill Chayes and Isaac Solotaroff. PLEASURES OF URBAN DECAY 10/01 6:41p (18:18) Novelist Ben Katchor finds poetry in urban landscapes, even in New York City's old skyscrapers, neglected warehouses and all-night cafeterias. TONY BROWN'S JOURNAL ongoing early Mons 10/02-10/30 1:30a (26:50*) CROSSROADS CAFE 10/03 start - Tues & Thurs 5a (26:43) (CC) An English as a Second Language series that presents six engaging characters and a neighborhood restaurant. The stories portray the humor and drama of the challenges, struggles and victories of everyday life. It features diverse ethnicity, real-world scenarios familiar to many ESL learners, and universal social and cultural issues for family members of all ages. CALIFORNIA'S GOLD #408 ANGEL ISLAND 10/03 2p (27:51) (CC) The largest island in San Francisco Bay is a heavenly sight to behold with its profusion of flora and fauna. But Angel Island also has a varied military history, including the detention of Chinese immigrants from 1910-1940. This episode examines this chapter of the island's past. GREAT WALL ACROSS THE YANGTZE 10/03 10p (56:46*) (CC) This documentary about the controversial Three Gorges Dam on China's Yangtze River states the Chinese government's case for building the dam while reviewing the project's many consequences: the displacement of 1.5 million people, the imminent threat to regional wildlife and the loss of ancestral burial grounds and centuries-old temples that will be forever submerged beneath the dam's immense reservoir. Martin Sheen narrates. MEXICO: ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS #115-118 ongoing Sats 10/07 - 10/28 8:30a (26:46) YAN CAN COOK: ASIAN FAVORITES #1105-1108 ongoing Sats 10/07 - 10/28 11a (26:46*) YIDL IN THE MIDDLE: GROWING UP JEWISH IN IOWA 10/08 6p (57:32) A look at growing up "different" in America. In this evocative, entertaining film, filmmaker Marlene Booth probes her Iowa-Jewish roots. Through home movies, period photos, her high school reunion, and current interviews, she examines the complicated process of negotiating identity - as an American, a Jew, and a woman. A compelling film, sure to provoke discussion. HONOR BOUND: A PERSONAL JOURNEY 10/08 11p (55:24) Local producer Wendy Hanamura documents the story of her father and his unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He and his Japanese-American comrades fought valiantly in Europe while their families were imprisoned in U.S. internment camps. BURT WOLF'S GATHERINGS & CELEBRATIONS #118 THE MOON FESTIVALS OF CHINA, TAWAIN 10/11 1p (26:44) In Taiwan Burt explores the fascinating customs and beliefs that make this uniquely Chinese holiday so intriguing, including how the movements of the moon come to control the rituals of Chinese life. He also looks at: the Tomb-Sweeping Festival that connects each family with it's past and its future; seven habits of highly polite people at a Chinese meal; the dragon boat races that honor and ancient poet who stood against the corruption of his government; the beautiful princess of the Autumn Festival who saved her kingdom from an evil tyrant and ended up in the moon; and the foods that a part of each of these celebrations. BURT WOLF'S GATHERINGS & CELEBRATIONS #119 THE SPRING FIESTAS OF SEVILLE, SPAIN 10/12 1p (26:36) Seville is transformed from winter into spring amid this gigantic rite of passage as the procession of the ancient brotherhoods twists through the streets carrying three-ton floats of the Madonna and Christ. Burt takes a tour of Southern Spain and it's 5000 year history, the fair week that follows Holy Week, and the traditional foods of the two- week period that signify the end of Lent and the return to luxury. GEOGRAFIA GLOBAL (SPANISH) 10/13 4:30a-5a #101-102, 10/20 2 a-4a #103-110 (14:46 each) (Spanish) These programs, in Spanish, are based on five fundamental themes of geography: location, place, relationships within places, movement and regions. PEACE OF MIND COEXISTENCE THROUGH THE EYES OF PALESTINIAN & ISRAELI YOUTH 10/15 6p (56:46*) In 1997, a group of Palestinian and Israeli teenagers were each given their own video camera to document one year in their lives in Israel, the West Bank and the Palestinian Authority. Using cameras as video diaries, the youth turned the lens on themselves, their families, friends and communities, revealing the internal and external challenges each one of them faces as peace seekers in a fiercely divided conflict. SMALL BUSINESS 2000 #907 NAVARRO PHARMACIES early 10/17 1:30a (26:46*) (CC) When Jose Navarro's father was thrown out of his pharmacy at gun point by Castro's army, he managed to get out of Cuba. In Miami today, his two sons have built what he started into a 12-location operation generating $117 million in sales. Products for the Hispanic market and speaking the language help this company gross more dollars per square foot than any other pharmacies in the country. READING RAINBOW #107 LIANG AND THE MAGIC PAINTBRUSH 10/17 10a (29:25) (CC) Taken from an old Chinese legend, a poor boy who longs to paint is given a magic paintbrush that brings everything he paints to life. LeVar explores how art is integrated into many aspects of the Chinese American culture. He takes a trip to New York City's Chinatown and visits with an expert of Chinese calligraphy, a stonecarver who makes LeVar a name stamp, and a gourmet Chinese chef. He also takes viewers to the New York Institute of Technology where he is shown how to use computer graphics to create art. Then he participates in a Chinese parade. Feature Book: Liang and the Magic Paintbrush. Review Books: Emma, Ben's Trumpet, If You Take A Pencil (hardcover). NOVA #2705 MYSTERY OF THE FIRST AMERICANS 10/17 9p, early 10/20 1a (56:15) (CC) (DVS) In 1996, near Kennewick, Washington, a suspected murder victim was identified by forensic anthropologists as Caucasian - - but turned out to be almost 10,000 years old. For 50 years our picture of prehistoric America has rested on the premise that the earliest inhabitants of the Americas were east Asians of Mongoloid stock, the ancestors of today's Native Americans. But the discovery of the Kennewick Man, along with several other startling finds in recent years, has thrown that once widely accepted idea into question and revolutionized the science of paleo-anthropology. It has also embroiled scientists in a bitter conflict with Native American groups who want the scientific study of early Americans halted. Who and what do Kennewick Man and others represent? Nova is following the efforts of paleo-anthropologists working to decode the story in the bones of people who died 10,000 years ago. CALIFORNIA'S GOLD #505 STATE PARKS 10/18 2p (29:05) (CC) Explore two of California's most interesting State Parks: the Providence Mountain State Recreation Area, located in the Eastern Mojave Desert, to see the famous Mitchell Caverns Nature Reserve; and the Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park in the Sierra Nevadas, where we see a Miwok Indian legacy, in a vast rock covered with thousands of grinding pits. BURT WOLF: TRAVELS & TRADITIONS #103 BAJA: THE SEA OF CORTEZ 10/19 1p (26:42) (CC) Explore a group of remote islands that are only accessible by small craft, take a look at the unique plant and animal life, learn the secrets of some of the smallest creatures on our planet -- and the very largest. READING RAINBOW #110 GIFT OF THE SACRED DOG, THE 10/20 10a (29:24) (CC) A powerful, strikingly illustrated folk tale and Native American legend, about a boy who brought the gift of horses to his people and the significance of the horse to the Plains Indian. LeVar visits the Crow Agency in Montana and observes a special ceremony of the Old Elk family. He shows viewers how contemporary and traditional Native American life and traditions meet. Viewers also learn that some words we use have Native American roots. Feature Book: The Gift of the Sacred Dog. Review Books: Moonsung Lullaby, Suho and the White Horse, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears. DEATH IN VENICE, CA 10/23 11:27p (30:32) A mysterious tenant moves into a boarding house in this "Lolita-like" tale with a twist. EXXONMOBIL MASTERPIECE THEATRE'S AMERICAN COLLECTI #101 CORA UNASHAMED 10/25 9p, 10/29 9p (1:56:46*) (CC) (DVS) Langston Hughes' haunting story of an African-American woman's confrontation with death, abortion and loneliness is set in rural Iowa in the early 1900s. Working as a domestic, she lives only for her daughter and the neglected child of her employers. Regina Taylor ("Strange Justice," "I'll Fly Away") and Cherry Jones (A Moon for the Misbegotten, The Cradle Will Rock) star. IN THE LIFE #1001 10/25 11p (56:46*) (CC) ITL offers the following five stories: The Millennium March on Washington: An Assessment Six Months Later - Last April, thousands turned out for the Millennium March on Washington for Equality. The event sparked both a renewed sense of pride for some within the community along with controversy as to the FBI investigation into lost funds and criticism of a lack of diversity and blatant commercialism. Melissa Ethridge, who attended both the march and the celebrations that took place the night before proclaimed "I think it's good for the community. I think it's good to energize these people. These people will go home and have a good sense about them and that's why I like being here." ITL interviews the event organizers, the people who attended and rally speakers, some of whom spoke out against the event from the main stage. Keith Boykin recalls "I saw a sea of white faces. I mean, I could probably have counted on both of my hands the number of black people I saw in the audience there. And this is in Washington, DC, a predominately black city." ITL also interviews members of the Ad Hoc Committee who boycotted the march. Activism in Puerto Rico: the Rev. Margarita Sanchez - This story examines the struggles of the current gay and lesbian movement in Puerto Rico through one of its key players, Margarita Sanchez. Sanchez has been working to overturn Article 103, Puerto Rico's Sodomy Statute, which makes it illegal for anyone in Puerto Rico to engage in what the law calls "the Crime Against Nature." ITL travels to Puerto Rico to talk with Sanchez about the difficulties gay and lesbian people face there. In reference to the weekly demonstrations she attends, Sanchez states "'we condemn homophobia in Puerto Rico, in our society and within it's structures, whether social or cultural. Even though we concentrate on homophobia, we understand that all social exclusions have the same roots". A New Spin for Gay and Lesbian Bookstores - With the increase in chain bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders along with online outlets such as Amazon.com, smaller, specialty stores have taken a hit or two. For those that have survived, this segment examines the evolution of the various kinds of bookstores, which cater to and serve the gay and lesbian community by focusing on both the detrimental as well as positive effects this new bookstore landscape has on these community gathering places. ITL visits Amazon Bookstore and A Brother's Touch in Minneapolis, and A Different Light in New York City. Self Publishing Success E. Lynn Harris - Eleven years ago, E. Lynn Harris quit his lucrative job to publish his novel, "Invisible Life." From peddling the novel from the trunk of his car, Harris went on to become one of the success stories of the "do-it-yourself" publishing phenomenon and soon topped "New York Times Bestseller List". His work has been acknowledged by mainstream critics for shattering stereotypes about black gay men while it has been attacked by gay critics for its sympathy toward closeted characters. In this segment, ITL profiles Harris's life, work and where he goes from here. "It's always been my ambition to branch out, to not just be known as a black gay writer, but as a writer. I know to do that I was going to have to attack different genres and write different stories. Edmund White: A Visit with the Ground Breaking Author - ITL also profiles celebrated author Edmund White who has received international acclaim for his writings on growing up gay in the 1950's, the sexual revolution, and living with AIDS. White was one of the first gay authors to explore his sexuality in fiction, and he discusses with ITL his views on AIDS, sex and the gay publishing world. White reflects, "Not too long ago, 'a 19-year- old black man from South Africa came up to me and said to me 'It's amazing how your story is exactly like mine.'' I suppose if you go far enough inside yourself and really present those inner most doubts, fears, and longings that people really will be able to connect with that no matter how diverse their background from yours." In the Arts - ITL looks at the play "Avow", a play about two gay Catholic men who want to get married and the energy, engagement and "action" of the Elizabeth Streb Dance Company. Streb states "Coming out of the closet is one of the most dangerous acts you can do here, like jumping off cliffs and dealing with a huge amount of impact. There's no bigger impact than telling the truth about your sexuality and I think until I was able to do that, which was actually ten to twelve years ago, I wasn't able to come into my own as an artist or as a person." THERE ONCE WAS A TOWN 10/26 10p (1:25:19) (CC) This program follows a group of people who return to their childhood shtetl to share memories of their culture and lives before World War II; their escape from the massacre that destroyed the Jewish presence in the town; and their years of fighting for survival during the Holocaust. The documentary is based on the critically acclaimed book, "There Once Was a World: A 900 Year Chronicle of the Shtetl of Eishyshok," by former resident Professor Yaffa Eliach. Narrated by actor Ed Asner, a descendant of Eishyshok inhabitants, the program takes viewers on a journey that re-opens the door to the town, shedding new light on Polish-Jewish relations and the Holocaust. KARTENSPIELER 10/29 6p (16:06) Sammy's grandparents, Max and Maryasha, "old country" Russian Jews, have long warned the young man of the dangers of "kartenspieling" (cardplaying). Despite this advice, Sammy's weakness for cards lands him in hot water with a ruthless gangster and his gang of goofy thugs. Maryasha comes to the rescue in this comedic short. WARSAW STORY 10/29 6:17p (18:30) This award-winning short drama movingly recounts the true story of the escape of a Jewish family (the filmmaker's own family) from Poland in 1939, miraculously eluding the occupying Nazi forces and preserving their young son's innocence. Directed by Amir Mann (1996) SHIFTING TRADITIONS 10/29 6:36p (22:10) (A Local Bay Area Production) Local filmmaker Brett Schwartz examines the issue of intermarriage within the American Jewish Community. Through the diverse voices of interfaith couples and rabbinical leaders, the film reveals the contemporary struggle of many Jews to participate in a multicultural society and maintain a separate and unique identity.

I have all the chat transcripts up now--so be sure and look them over. http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm Make sure your stop by and vote for the featured state NEXT week: the choices are Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Georgia. So far SC and MO are winning! http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville/messages?lgnF=y&msg=317.1 Don't miss out on Friday & Saturday's chats....and invite all your friends and relatives to join us! Friday's Chat Schedule: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm (subtract 1 hr. for Central Time, 2 hrs. for Mt.; 3 hours for Pacific Time) 8 pm Eastern--LAWSON surname 9 pm Eastern--WAR of 1812 history/genealogy 10-12 pm Eastern--NATIVE AMERICAN genealogy Saturday Chats: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm (subtract 1 hr. for Central Time, 2 hrs. for Mt.; 3 hours for Pacific Time) ALL DAY: Genealogy "Open House"--every state, any surname--come and see if you can find a match! 7 pm Eastern--NORTHERN STATES genealogy 8 pm Eastern--SOUTHERN STATES genealogy 9-11 pm Eastern--CIVIL WAR genealogy Stop by the forum and post your family's surnames--increased traffic this week! http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville If you'd like to help host a SURNAME or STATE chat for the month of October--please let me know and I'll send you instructions. If you would be willing to help assist in the chat room as a volunteer, let me know and I'll add you to the volunteer list and explain your duties. Thanks for helping us find our ancestors! If you need instructions for the chat room or forum, let me know. Jean Brandau huntsville2@home.com

Ga da yo s di, or Cherokee Marbles, is a game of skill, still played in the form of tournaments. Also a skill is the art of making the marbles themselves. The marble game dates back to approximately 800 ad, and is a complex game of skill and strategy played by adults on a five-hole outdoor course. Until the early part of the 20th century, players used marbles chipped from stone, smoothed into round marbles about the size of billiard balls. Today, there are still some traditional marble makers, but most tournaments utilize billiard balls for play. The game is played on a field approximately 100 feet long, where there are five holes about two inches in diameter, 10 to 12 yards apart, forming an L-shape. Any number of players may play, but each team must have an equal number. Each player uses on marble and must keep track of its location as well as the opposing players marbles. The players toss the marbles at the holres with the object of advancing by landing in each hole in sequence and returning to the starting point. Players must toss their marbles and knock the opposing players’ out of the way in a prescribed manner. The first team to complete the course is the winner. Info provided by the Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center

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