Dear Friends, There has been a glitch with our plans for the December 10th Peltier March for Freedom in New York City. We will most likely be denied a permit to march from Battery Park to Dag Hammarskjold Park near the UN because of the length of the route. Therefore, we will most likely have to change our starting point from Battery Park to a more central location. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. Our route should be settled in the next two weeks and we will let you know more details when negotiations conclude. Meanwhile, we can continue to publicize the march, and just let everyone know that details will be announced soon. But, if you received flyers and/or camera ready ads from us with "Battery Park" listed as the starting point, please do not use them. We will resend you new ones once this is settled. Again, we apologize for the trouble. Thank you. In Solidarity, LPDC Call the White House Comments Line Today Demand Justice for Leonard Peltier! 202-456-1111 Be in New York City December 10th Peltier March For Freedom! Leonard Peltier Defense Committee PO Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-5774 www.freepeltier.org

Tribal response rates: 1990-2000 SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 On Tuesday, the US Census Bureau released its final response rates for participation in Census 2000. Due to a decline in participation over the years, the government issued a challenge to governmental entities, including tribal ones, to improve their response rates. The "'90 Plus Five program" encouraged governments to improve their response rate by at least 5 percentage points from the 1990 Census. The following represents a comparison of response rates for selected reservations. The 2000 final response rates reported by the Census Bureau this month, however, do not represent the mail response rates that will be calculated at a later date, whereas the 1990 numbers do. To find out 1990 response rates for reservations not listed here, visit the '90 Plus Five website's lookup form. Enter the name of the reservation desired to find out if the Census Bureau tracked its response rate. Reservation 2000 Response* 1990 Response** Met Plus Five target? Agua Caliente - California 46% 46% No Cabazon - California 32% 62% No Mashantucket Pequot - Connecticut 60% 29% Yes Narragansett - Rhode Island 67% 50% Yes Navajo Nation - Arizona, New Mexico, Utah 37% 8% Yes Pala - California 45% 38% Yes Pechanga - California 27% 23% Yes Shinnecock - New York 11% 37% No Tulalip - Washington 55% 58% No Viejas - California 35% 38% No * - As of September 7, 2000. Does not include mail response rates. ** - Includes mail response rates. Source: Census 2000 Final Response Rates. 1990 Mail Response Rates. Relevant Links: The US Census - www.census.gov '90 Plus Five - www.hakwan.com -- André Cramblit, Operations Director The Northern California Indian Development Council (http://www.ncidc.org) NCIDC is a non-profit organization that meets the social, educational, and economic development needs of American Indian communities. NCIDC operates a fine art gallery featuring the Tribes of N.W. California. (http://www.americanindianonline.com) [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.]

Cherokee Clothing Although there have been many styles of clothing unique to the Cherokee people throughout the years, one style remains in vogue. The Cherokee Tear Dress is the standard traditional fashion for women, and the ribbon dress stands for the men. The Tear Dress is believed to be the style of dress from the Trail of Tears era, when most women did not own scissors due to the removals, and confiscation of most personal and household belongings. Thus,the material was ‘torn’ from larger bolt pieces. The name is pronounced both ‘tear,’ as in Trail of Tears, and ‘tear,’ as in being torn fabric. The style of Tear Dress worn today was patterned after an actual dress stored for many years in a trunk, and believed to be from the Trail of Tears. The dresses are styled from a calico print material, with an applique pattern of diamonds on the yoke and around the skirt, just above the flounce. Some Cherokee seamstresses have modified the design to utilize triangles, circles, and even the sacred seven-sided star of the Cherokee. The Trail of Tears era dress had 3/4 length sleeves, which did not get in the way of dishes, grinding corn and nuts, and other household duties. It also had a skirt length of mid-calf, so as not to gather dirt or dew from the ground. Another feature was the button down top, a convenience for nursing children. The little girls’ dresses usually fastens in the back. Today, the dress has been modified to be worn floor length, except for Stomp Dance shell shakers, who usually wear calf-length dresses because of the shell shackles. The sleeves are often times worn full-length. The dress remains a ‘wearable memorial’ to our grandmothers who walked the Trail of Tears, and settled into Indian Territory. While the Tear Dress has remained unique to the Cherokee, the male Ribbon Shirt has become familiar inter-tribal wear, especially seen on the pow-wow circuit. The Ribbon Shirt is also made from calico fabric, with ribbon designs on the front and back. The sleeves are made similar to the Tear Dress. Also made of calico, the traditional turban for men is still worn on certain occassions. There are a variety of seamstresses who make both the female and male Cherokee clothing. Usually, measurements are taken for each individual, and no standard pattern per ‘dress size’ is required for an experienced seamstress. The dress is the official garment of "Miss Cherokee" and is worn at ceremonial functions, special tribal occassions, and weddings. Most Cherokee gospel singing groups also wear the Tear Dress, and it is the official dress of the Cherokee National Choir. Info provided by the Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center

I just rec'd a gift today from my hubby's co-worker. His co-worker gave me "The False Treaty, THE REMOVAL OF THE CHEROKEES FROM GEORGIA By Anne Terry White FIREBIRD BOOKS SCHOLASTIC BOOK SERVICES A DIVISION OF Scholastic Magazines, Inc. First Printing.....................July 1970 Library of Congress Catalog Number: 79-116624 Contents: Part One 1600-1809 1. Indians and White Men Meet 2. By Fraud and Trickery 3. West to Arkansas Part Two 1809 -1830 4. Jackson Comes into the Picture 5. Cherokee Boys and Cornwall Girls 6. Sequoyah Tackles a Puzzle 7. The Cherokee Phoenix 8. Not Another Foot of Land! Part Three 1830 - 1838 9. The Great Debate 10. "We Wish to Remain on the Land of Our Fathers." 11. Empty Victory 12. A Worm Eating Away at His Heart 13. The Poor and the Rich 14. The False Treaty Part Four 1838 - 1839 15. The Roundup 16. The Trail of Tears 17. Tsali Index Photo Acknowledgments blessings, Sali (Turtle)

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Join us for these chats tonight: Saturday Chats: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm (subtract 1 hr. for Central Time, 2 hrs. for Mt.; 3 hours for Pacific Time) 7 pm Eastern--NORTHERN STATES genealogy 8 pm Eastern--SOUTHERN STATES genealogy 9-11 pm Eastern--CIVIL WAR genealogy Feel free to invite others to join us! If you miss the chat, post your queries in the forum: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville and read the chat transcripts here (almost ALL of the previous chats are up now!): http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm If you need instructions, just let me know. 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

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Hello Curtis, I have observed your actions this week on the list, and have decided that you have to be unsubscribbed. I have in the past, tried to overlook your actions, believing them to be just your way of expression. But after examining the recent post, which were not intented for the Black Dutch America list, I have to take into consideration, this list and the folks on Melungeon list, that you have so violated. The Black Dutch America list has always made sure to let thier listers know, that there post are private. And everything they say here is there personal property. We do not run this list as most List Administrators do. There are 4 people on this list, who have equal say on weather someone is unsubscribbed.All 4 have said , you are in violation of our rules. Usually I would send this to you in private mail. But I feel that it has to be a matter of record . I wish you luck in your Melungeon research. Bright Star

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Hi, Chatters: 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 Take a few minutes to visit the forum--read the new posts and add a few more of your SURNAMES to the growing list of queries. Also check to see if you can help someone else answer a query or research questions: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville I'm trying to get the chat transcripts up just as soon as I can. Check the transcript index often for the latest chats that are added--I got about 3 new ones and the re-did the WISCONSIN chat today. You can find it all here: http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm If you know of anyone who'd like to receive the Chat Updates, please have them email me....or send me their address and I'll write to them with the full schedule, chat hints, and instructions. The more who join us, the better our chances of finding our cousins! See ya in the chat room! 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

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