<A HREF="http://tuscaroras.com/news/news_09-15-00.html">Click here: Outstanding Indian of the Year 2000</A> May your Waters Run Gentle, With Love Care And Concern, Alece, Little Hawk,

I am afraid that I don't know enough about Ben Nighthorse to coment one way or the other May your Waters Run Gentle, With Love Care And Concern, Alece, Little Hawk,

Very Good Curtis > I know of Jim Thorp and proud of this athlete, Thank you for reminding me May your Waters Run Gentle, With Love Care And Concern, Alece, Little Hawk,

KINGSTON, NEW YORK DIRECTORIES, 1888-89, 1891-92 The city of Kingston is the county seat of Ulster County. This database is a transcription of city directories originally published in 1888, 1889, 1890, and 1892. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. The database includes more than 34,500 names, mostly heads of household. Source Information: Ancestry.com. "Kingston, New York Directories, 1888-89, 1891-92." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original Data: "Kingston, NY, 1888-89." Kingston, NY: Thompson & Breed, 1888. "Kingston, NY, 1889." Kingston, NY: Thompson & Breed, 1889. "Kingston, NY, 1891." Kingston, NY: Breed Publishing Co., 1891. "Kingston, NY, 1892." Kingston, NY: S. B. Carle, 1892. To search this database, go to http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5048.htm. This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction Project and can be searched through its main page at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm. SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VIRGINIA BIRTHS, 1878-90 Formed in 1772, Shenandoah County, Virginia was home to more than 12,000 people in 1850. This database is a collection of birth records from the county between 1878 and 1890. Taken from existing county documents held by the state, it provides valuable information regarding more than 12,000 children. Researchers will find the child's name, race, sex, birth date, and parents' names. Page numbers refer to the original county document from which these records were taken. Source Information: Fridley, Beth, comp. "Shenandoah County, Virginia, Births 1878-90." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000-. Original Data: "Shenandoah County, Virginia Birth Records, 1878-90." Microfilm from the Library of Virginia. To search this database, go to http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5074.htm. MERSEA TOWNSHIP, ESSEX SOUTH DISTRICT, ONTARIO, CANADA CENSUS, 1901 Mersea Township was named in 1792 for Mersea Island, England. This database contains more than 4,100 entries of residents in the census subdistrict of Mersea (K) in the census district of Essex South (#60) in 1901. Its lists each person's full name, relationship to the head of the household, full date of birth, and birthplace, as well as the year of immigration to Canada (if not Canadian by birth). The database also includes the National Archives film number, division number, page, and family number to help researchers obtain a copy of the actual record, if desired. Source Information: Hewitt, Doneen, comp. "Mersea Township, Essex South District, Ontario, Canada Census, 1901." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000-. Original Data: Government of Canada. "1901 Canada National Census." Canada: Canada National Archives, 1901. To search this database, go to http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5068.htm. ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL (NM) OBITUARIES, 1999 Source Information: Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. "Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico), Obituaries, 1999." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original Data: Electronic newspaper newsfeed service of the Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. To search this database, go to http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4348.htm.

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In a message dated 9/20/0 3:19:26 AM, friend9@pacbell.net wrote: << The answer is "Jim Thorpe." >> You go bro~ Jim Thorpe was the best~ Made history!

Hi Everyboby, I recieved this post from a family member, and thought I would share it with you all. Bright Star Mary Jane, I don't know yet if Ben "Nighthorse" Campbell has an e-mail address, but will call his local office in the AM and find out. Will let you know later. He is also working in Congress at this time to turn the 13,000 acre site of The Sand Creek Massacre into a National Historic Monument. In case you never heard of this - (from an article in today's Gazette) " On Nov. 29, 1864, Col. John Chivington, a Methodist preacher, led 700 militiamen on a dawn raid of an Arapahoe and Cheyenne camp with more than 100 lodges, made up mostly of old men, women and children. There was some resistance, bu the rest of the 160 unarmed people who could not get away were slaughtered - then mutilated. Their ears and fingers were cut off for souvenirs. Most of them were scalped." (Several escaped all this by hiding in a swampy area - and all the youger men of the tribes were out on a hunting party, for food, at the time). All this just two days after our Beloved President had left the area, having promised those tribes more favorable treatment - as well as more favorable land. Mary Jane, I first read about this 31 years ago while still living in Ohio, and was apalled. I have read much more about it since then, and have been even more apalled to learn that Col. Chivington never received anything more than a mild reprimand and was transferred to another post until after the end of the Civil War. The area in question is over 140 miles from Colo. Springs in the southeast part of Colo. History records that there was about 16 inches of snow over most of the area between "Sand Creek Encampment" and Colo. Springs at the time. And yet Chivington and his troops were back in Colo. Springs by the next evening. I personally believe that this massacre happened a lot closer to Colo. Springs along Sand Creek, since horses can not make much more than 25 miles a day in that much snow - and that is without stopping to eat or taking other necessary breaks. I have other reason also to believe I'm right, but no one would believe me.

To Malinda and Bright Star: Let's hope the very sincere apologies to the Aborigine people of Australia by the Government of Australia - and the lighting of the Olympic Flame ( cauldron) by Miss Freeman, an Aborigine - and 400 meter track champion, will have some further effect in our Country, and make our Government Officials feel shame for what THEY have NOT done along that same line. Perhaps we need to write to our individual elected Senators and Congressmen. A little joke I saw recently: "If pro is the opposite of "con" - then what about "promote" and "congress"??? Sen. Ben "Nighthorse" Campbell of Colorado (Native American) is trying to do all that he can to "right" previous WRONGS. But he can't do it alone. Hi Everyone, This post was sent to me and Malinda, from one of my family members. I agree that the apology from BIA, should have come from someone with other then NA heritage.I personally think we need to stand behind this Senator. We finally have one of our own, in the highest position, next to President of the USA.I don't care how the job gets done, I want the NA, to get all they can, and all that is due to them. I have to keep in mind that this Sen. Ben " Nighthorse " Campbell, must have studied and got into a position to fight for NA causes. He could have taken that education and forgot about the NA. But he has not done so. We need to back this man up. Can I get some feedback from all of you about this man? I only know what what I have seen in this and another post, about him. I am sending that one to the list as well. Bright Star

Hi, Chatters: Check the Chat Transcript Index daily for new chats that have been recorded--also a good idea to check the chat before or after the scheduled one because people come in late or the wrong times for different chats! http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm Wednesday is informative in the chat room with a wide variety of topics: Wednesday's Chat Schedule: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm Subtract 1 hr. for Central time; 2 hrs. for Mt., 3 hrs. for Pacific time) 1-3 pm Eastern Time--WESTERN/PACIFIC STATES genealogy....... 7 pm Eastern Time--NORTH CAROLINA genealogy...... 8 pm Eastern Time--CANADA genealogy....... 9-11 pm Eastern--MORGAN Surname chat...... If you miss the chat--be sure and go by the forum and post your queries.....or if you aren't interested in the chat topics a certain day, spend some time browsing through the almost 600 posts in the forum: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville If you need instructions, 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

I have ONE answer -- though I cannot speak for Native American young people. The answer is "Jim Thorpe." He is universally lauded as the best athlete of the first half of the 20th Century, many say the entire Century. He won more gold medals than anyone had up to that time, and in multiple and varied events. [Look him up on the web at: http://www.acun.com/dentons/thorpe.htm http://www.alphacdc.com/necona/jthp-day.html http://pelicanpub.com/thorpe.htm http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=05AC5000 http://oraibi.alphacdc.com/necona/returned.html Yet, because he played a season of AAA ball, he was stripped of his medals. He died a bitter and unhappy man, and rightly felt betrayed by his own countrymen. There have been plenty of examples of Native American athletes. But it's got to hurt young Indian kids coming up to consider what was done to Jim Thorpe. He DID get his medals back -- but posthumously. He never knew that his memory would live on as it has. He's a figure in history similar to Ira Hayes who was one of the men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima. When he returned to the States, he went back to prejudice and unfair treatment. See: http://www.thegoldweb.com/voices/irahayes.htm http://www.artnatam.com/utaylor/n-ut008.html http://www.toptown.com/hp/66/irahayes.htm http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/irahayes.htm Like Jim Thorpe, Ira Hayes died not realizing that he would be called an American hero long after his death. Why can't people of color be appreciated during their lifetimes? Answer that question and you can turn the country around. Curtis -----Original Message----- From: HAWKL35@aol.com <HAWKL35@aol.com> To: BLACK-DUTCH-AMERICA-L@rootsweb.com <BLACK-DUTCH-AMERICA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 8:09 AM Subject: [BLACK-DUTCH-AMERICA] RE: THE GAMES . . . .and it hit me that I have not ever seen Native Americans Participate why is this does anyone have any answers on this? . . . Alece, Little Hawk,

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in the cemetery chat......join us! Tuesday Chats: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm (subtract 1 hr. for Central; 2 hrs. for Mt.; 3 hrs. for Pacific) 8 pm Eastern--CEMETERIES chat -- how to research in the cemetery, what to take, how to read the inscriptions, plus specific cemetery resources Don't forget to read the chat transcripts if you missed them or didn't get to stay the whole time. Alabama chat is up now: http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm Let me know if you need instructions....... 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; Mon, 18 Sep 2000 21:44:58 -0400$ Gene research seen as biopiracy http://www.ronan.net/~ckn/news4.html by Ron Selden for Char-Koosta News BILLINGS -- According to Native American beliefs, all life is sacred and should not be tampered with. That's 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. What's especially galling to tribal 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. "Anything that's living can now be owned," maintains Judy Gobert, chairwoman of the Nevada-based Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism and dean of Salish Kootenai College's math and sciences programs in Pablo, MT. Gobert, who also serves as chairwoman of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, says biotech companies, backed up by the federal government, know no boundaries when it comes to studying native peoples. "It's becoming a little more twisted as it goes along," she told a recent national gathering of Indian health leaders in Billings. "They want your genes. They want the things that make us up as human beings." 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 didn't reveal the material might be sold to third parties. Gobert, a former acquired immune deficiency syndrome researcher, says she discovered a few years ago that her own blood was used for an Indian Health Service AIDS study without her direct consent. When she questioned federal officials about the matter, she says she was told the study was "in the national interest," so specific permission was not needed. "It's very insidious," she says. "They're treating us like we're stupid Indians again. There's secondary uses going on all over the place." According to Gobert, at least 300 Indian tribes have been targeted for study by the National Institutes of Health, other government agencies and private biotech firms. She maintains most tribes, already suffering shortfalls in basic health care services, will see no benefits from the studies. "They want to know why our hair is brown and why our eyes are black," she says. "They're looking for the differences between us, but it's based on faulty science." One high-profile battle over DNA research involves the so-called "Kennewick Man," 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 skeleton's genetic origin. Umatilla Indians contend the bones should be reburied immediately, without further study. Researchers sued, arguing that there's 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 immunity or propensity 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. "It's sexy science," she says. "They can get a lot of money for it. There's big money behind this, and that's what it's all about." "This is colonialism, just like land patents" that opened up reservation lands to non-Indian settlers, adds Brett Lee Shelton, an attorney who directs the council's policy and research program. "Now they want to breach the boundaries of your own bodies." Also stirring up "biopiracy" 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 "fish 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," according to one of the group's publications. "It's hard to keep track of it all," Shelton says, added that it is a violation of Native American values to dice up cells, manipulate natural systems, and artificially suspend life in test tubes and freezers. 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, Ms. Gobert and Mr. 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 "bio prospecting," some try to patent their uses. "Then they get the copyright and they own our knowledge," Shelton says. According to Gobert, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have already banned non-Indian outsiders from collecting medicinal 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 "unethical genetic research on indigenous peoples." 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 they've 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 "who are down on their luck." "This is something that's going on very quietly," he says. "They're not going to tell you exactly what's going on." Activists say it's 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. "It's greed and racism fueling this thing," says Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council member Kevin Howlett. "People need to know the potential for disaster is there." === [from Paul Pureau. Thanks!] Indianz.Com. In Print. http://www.indianz.com/SmokeSignals/Headlines/showfull.asp?ID=lead/9192000 Experts issue gene research warning SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 In a new report, scientific experts are issuing a warning against experimenting with human DNA, targeting a specific type of gene modification they say is unsafe and unproven. Inheritable genetic modification "cannot presently be carried out safely and responsibly on humans," said the group, whose findings were published in a report prepared by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Gene modification has been in the news lately, particularly with recent advances in the Human Genome Project. But most of the research and experimentation has been on changing the genetic makeup of just one particular human. Known as somatic gene modification, this type of therapy alters a person's non-reproductive body cells. Research in this area often focuses on treating or correcting disease in one human. On the other hand, inheritable genetic modification (IGM) is designed to alter one's reproductive cells. Changes would therefore be seen in his or her descendants. IGM could be applied in several ways. Parents could potentially create "designer babies" by modifying sperm and egg cells to receive desired characteristics such as height or hair and eye color. Or, a person's genes could be modified to ensure that his or her children don't get an inheritable disease. Whatever the application, the experts are voicing concerns. Not only are techniques used in somatic gene modification inappropriate for IGM, the group says more attention needs to be paid on potential side effects of somatic research. The experts also say modifying reproductive cells could worsen discrimination against people with disabilities, widen the gap between the "haves" and "have nots," and change the way humans interact with one another or parents interact with children. With recent successes in cloning animals, such as mice, sheep, and cows, many have wondered if the cloning of humans is near. However, the report points out that successes only come after several hundred attempts, underscoring a fundamental ethical issue regarding new scientific techniques. New medical research often involves unknowns, imperfections, and inefficiencies. Scientists who conduct gene modification on animals, however, don't have room for "mistakes" once they begin experimenting with humans. "The imperfect efficiency of gene transfer that is tolerable in animal studies would be not acceptable for humans," states the report. "Nor would it be acceptable in humans as it is in animal studies to eliminate damaged offspring in unsuccessful experiments..." The experts are recommending more public education and discussion about IGM. Society, as a whole, must decide if and how experimentation on humans will ever begin. In making their findings, the experts considered various religious and cultural issues. The report only mentions the discussion of Judeo-Christian traditions. === [from Paul Pureau. Thanks!] Indianz.Com. In Print. http://www.indianz.com/SmokeSignals/Headlines/showfull.asp?ID=health/9192000 -1 Doctor foresees benefits for Indians SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 Advances in human genome research will lead to benefits for American Indians and Alaska Natives, says Dr. Clifton Poodry. Poodry is a director within the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Along with the Indian Health Service, Poodry's Division of Minority Opportunities in Research recently announced a new program aimed at helping tribes conduct their own research into medical conditions and disease affecting their communities. Like most Americans, Native Americans often treat their diseases and conditions with drugs. Whether used to help one's body utilize insulin or regulate high-blood pressure, medicines are a daily fact of life for many in Indian Country, and it is in this area Poodry foresees genome research changing the way Natives battle diabetes, hypertension, and other conditions. "One of the things that will really benefit Indian communities is going to be how doctors choose medicines," says Poodry. "People recognize that not all medications work for everybody. Better prescription is one of the promises of the future." Often times, Poodry says, one drug which helps one person won't have the same effect on another. But if a doctor knows a patient's genetic makeup, he might be able to prescribe a more suitable drug. "Imagine if you could be more assured that when you go in to see a doctor, if he knows a particular drug isn't going to work, he'll prescribe a different one," says Poodry. "Or if he knows that one drug is safe in 95 percent of the population but toxic in you, it will eliminate some of the trial and error." But Poodry cautions that Native Americans can't rely on genome research to cure all of the ills which affect Indian Country. Poodry says the key to battling diabetes, obesity, and drug and alcohol abuse is changing behaviors. "In something like diabetes -- yes it's really linked to genes. But the environment plays a much greater role," says Poodry. "You can have genes that predispose you to diabetes, but if you have a healthy life, you can go through your entire life and never become fully diabetic." With diabetes in children showing up earlier and earlier, adopting healthier behaviors is necessary in order to stop the "terrible downward spiral" in Indian Country, says Poodry. "Its one thing to say 'Yes, we over eat,'" he adds. "Its another thing to say 'How are we going to change that?'" Relevant Links: The National Institute of General Medical Sciences - www.nigms.nih.gov Division of Minority Opportunities in Research, NIGMS - www.nigms.nih.gov/about_nigms/more.html 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.]

Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 10:54:41 -0600 From: Buffalo Folks <stop-the-slaughter@wildrockies.org> Subject: For Immediate Release For Immediate Release Contact: Nicole Vandenberg or Jen Bergman Sept. 11, 2000 206-324-1501 Fourth Honor the Earth Concert Tour Kicks Off In Montana on September 30: A Rally Cry to Get Out the Indian Vote and Save the Yellowstone Buffalo St. Paul, MN-An all star line up, including the Grammy Award winning Indigo Girls and Bonnie Raitt, with special guest Joan Baez and blues band Indigenous will rock across the state of Montana for seven stops between September 30 and October 4, 2000, marking the launch of the fourth Honor the Earth Concert Tour. The primary focus of the Montana leg of the tour is to Get Out the Indian Vote and Save the Yellowstone Buffalo. The Montana shows will benefit the non-partisan voter registration and education efforts of the Lame Deer based group Native Action. The Indian vote is the swing vote in close elections because Indian people are the largest single minority population in Montana. Native Action's goal is to register 4,000 new voters in the state and match the Indian turnout they secured in the 1992 elections. The Montana rallies and shows will advocate for the election of pro-Indian, pro-buffalo candidates. Recent statewide polls indicate that the Yellowstone buffalo issue is a top priority for Montana voters. Native people have a deep cultural and spiritual relationship with the buffalo and the issue has particular meaning and could be a determining factor in voter turnout. "The elections in Montana represent clear-cut choices for Indian people, our land and in particular, the buffalo," says Honor the Earth spokesperson Winona LaDuke. "In the year 2000, it's time to right the historic injustices of the past and create just and honorable relationships with Native people." Pat Smith , Flathead Tribal Judge and Attorney for the Intertribal Bison Cooperative states, "It's time to have buffalo policy based on science and stewardship, rather than the smoking barrel of a gun." An 11:00 am rally at the Lame Deer High School on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation will kick off the Honor the Earth Montana leg on Saturday, September 30, followed by a concert that night at the Shrine Theater. From there, artists will perform in Browning on the Blackfeet Reservation, Great Falls, Bozeman, the Arlee Pow-Wow grounds on the Flathead Reservation (Salish-Kootenai Nation) and in Missoula. While focusing on the Native Vote, the Honor the Earth Tour will address local Native environmental initiatives at each of the three stops on the Montana leg of the tour. These include the environmental impacts associated with development of methane gas near the Northern Cheyenne Reservation and the potential for increased wind development on the Blackfeet Reservation. Methane Gas and the Northern Cheyenne Reservation: Coal development in the Powder River Basin has significant environmental and cultural impacts on Northern Cheyenne people, and the community fears that unregulated methane gas extraction will have the same negative effect. More than 260 wells have been permitted and 145 drilled in southeastern Montana to date without any type of environmental review. Those wells pump out massive amounts of groundwater and are draining the aquifers beneath both the Northern Cheyenne and Crow Indian Reservations. Native Action is supporting the moratorium on coal bed methane development recently secured by the Northern Plains Resource Council until further studies are conducted, including cultural and environmental impact studies. Alternative Energy on the Blackfeet Reservation The Blackfeet (Pikuni) community seeks to capitalize on their vast wind resources and move alternative energy into Montana, a state considered 'the boiler state of the west' due to it's fossil fuel production. "We are proud to be moving toward alternative energy at Blackfeet," explains Dennis Fitzpatrick, General Manager of Siyeh Development Corporation, a 100% Blackfeet owned corporation focused primarily on wind energy development. "Wind energy is compatible with the culture of the Blackfeet people and is a resource which will be around for generations and continue to benefit the tribe." Artists will tour Blackfeet's wind farm pilot project, the reservation's recycling project and the tribe's own buffalo herd. "These forward thinking initiatives are models of cultural and environmental renewal, and deserve support," said Winona LaDuke. Buffalo and the home of the Salish-Kootenai on the Flathead Reservation A third visit and reservation rally will take place at the Flathead Reservation of the Salish-Kootenai, who have historic ties to the Yellowstone buffalo herd. Many of Yellowstone's original buffalo were descendants of the Pablo herd from the Flathead Reservation. Honor the Earth's "Get Out The Indian Vote" reservation rallies are sponsored by Rock the Vote, the national youth-oriented voter registration drive. In addition, each of the rallies will be powered with renewable resources, including B-100, a recycled soybean diesel fuel, as a concrete example of safe energy use. Colorful and educational renewable energy and Rock the Vote displays will be set up at each of the rallies and shows. Outside Montana, the Honor the Earth Tour will make 11 additional stops in western and mid-western states, including stops in Park City, Albuquerque, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago and more. The focus of these shows are consistent with the goals of the Montana leg of the tour: to garner support and catalyze change around two watershed Native issues: buffalo and energy policy. The tour will wind its way from Montana to Indiana to generate money, awareness and political muscle around these two critical issues of concern to Native people. ### HONOR THE EARTH 2000 TOUR : MONTANA ITINERARY September 30: * Lame Deer High School, Northern Cheyenne Reservation; 11:00 am * Shrine Theater, Billings; 7:30 pm Bonnie Raitt, Indigo Girls, Indigenous, Joan Baez (special guest) October 1: * Browning High School, Blackfeet Reservation; 6:00 pm Bonnie Raitt, Indigo Girls, Joan Baez, Ed Juneau October 2: * Great Falls Civic Center, Great Falls; 7:30 pm Bonnie Raitt, Indigo Girls, Joan Baez (special guest), Ed Juneau October 3: * Brick Breeden Field House, Bozeman; 7:30 pm Bonnie Raitt, Indigenous, special guests Emily Saliers and Joan Baez October 4: * Arlee Pow-Wow Grounds, Flathead Reservation; Noon * Adams Event Center, Missoula; 7:30 pm Bonnie Raitt, Indigo Girls, Indigenous, Dar Williams HONOR THE EARTH FACT SHEET ON YELLOWSTONE BUFFALO q The Yellowstone buffalo herd is the last remaining wild herd of buffalo in the United States. These animals are direct descendants of the few survivors of the buffalo massacres of the late 1800's. Those massacres were a deliberate effort of the United States Calvary to conquer Great Plains tribes. q For Indian people, Montana's current buffalo policy echoes the grievous policies of the past. More than 1,200 buffalo have been killed by the state's Department of Livestock outside Yellowstone National Park in the past four years. q State and federal agencies allege buffalo must be killed to protect cattle from contracting the disease brucellosis. There is not one single case of a buffalo transmitting brucellosis to a cow in the wild. Brucellosis can only be transmitted through fetal material. Yet the DOL has unnecessarily killed numerous bulls and yearlings over the past years that pose no threat. q After close to a decade of study, the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Interagency Bison Management Plan for the State of Montana and Yellowstone National Park was completed in August 2000. The government received more than 50,000 comments from the public on the 1998 Draft EIS urging an end to the slaughter. Yet the final document recommends the continuation of lethal controls (capture and slaughter) in each of the alternatives. q Tribes have unanimously opposed lethal controls to manage buffalo. The largest Indian organization in the country, the National Congress of American Indians, which represents 365 tribes, officially took a position against the killings and requested meaningful tribal participation in the decision making process. q The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that impacted tribes be consulted and engaged in a meaningful way in policy decisions of cultural concern. Yet Native people have been excluded from decisions on the future of the Yellowstone buffalo herd and denied a seat on the Environmental Impact Statement team. q The fate of the buffalo could be determined by the outcome of the Montana gubernatorial election. The position of the two candidates is vastly different on this question. Democratic candidate Mark O'Keefe states, "If the current policy is still in place, my first executive order a half an hour after being sworn in as governor will stop the killing of bison that wander outside the park." Current Lt. Governor and Republican candidate Judy Martz states, "As long as I am serving on your behalf, you have my full and unwavering pledge that our brucellosis-free status will never be compromised under any circumstances. If we let our cattle become infected, we would sell you down the river-and it won't happen on my watch." q More than 50 tribes have established buffalo herds. Relocation of buffalo to tribal herds is a common sense, humane and just solution that can be coupled with vaccination programs and the acquisition of additional buffalo range as alternatives to lethal control. ___________________________________________________________ The pdf of new newsletter is at http://www.wildrockies.org/buffalo BFC is the only group working 365 days a year in Yellowstone with the buffalo. Under IRS determination - donations to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations are tax deductible. Contributions to BFC are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and support our aggressive, frontline campaign. NEW Buffalo Compilation Video available. For more info: mailto:cmcr@wildrockies.org ___________________________________________________________ WHO CARES?? Stop-the-slaughter Buffalo updates are mailed about 3-4/month. Caring Buffalo folks can sign up. Help get the word out - Pass this update on to 7 friends. Together we can raise our voices and be heard...

From: KAHAHYUHES@aol.com Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 01:55:13 EDT Subject: GREEN HORIZONS Green Party Takes Pro-Native Stance by Doug George-Kanentiio Although it wasn't, parts of the official Green Party platform on aboriginal issues may well have been written by the traditional leaders of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The Green Party is represented in this year's presidential elections by human rights advocate Ralph Nader and his vice-presidential candidate Winona LaDuke, a Native activist from the Anishnawbe (Chippewa) Nation of the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota. The platform begins with a call for an amendment to the US Constitution which reads as follows: "The right of citizens of the US to enjoy and use air, water, sunlight and other renewable resources determined by the Congress to be common property shall not be impaired nor shall such use impair their availability for use by the future generations." Such a statement blends well with Haudenosaunee law which requires all human activity to be conducted in such a manner as to consider its ramifications on the seventh generation into the future. The Haudenosaunee believe the rights of the unborn to a clean and healthy environment characterized by personal freedom must be the prime consideration of all nations. Although the Haudenosaunee are not US citizens, and as such are prohibited under Iroquois law from taking an active part in American elections, the enactment of Green Party's proposed constitutional amendment would be welcome news, not just to the next generation but to the natural world as well. Given the obvious climatic changes in North America, and its attendant effects on lives and property, a constitutional law requiring greater care of limited natural resources may well secure the survival of many species, including humanity itself. The Green Party calls the constitutional addition the "Seventh Generation Amendment" in honor of the Haudenosaunee. In conjunction with the amendment Nader and LaDuke are also proposing the creation of a fund which would enable Native nations to make use of alternative energy sources generated from the sun and wind. They cite the great energy potential from both these sources in the Great Plains region where many of the larger, and poorer, Indian reservations are located. A halt to the exploitation of Native lands by various development companies is also called for by the Green Party along with a massive cleanup fund for the removal of uranium and coal mine wastes, and the restoration of fish runs by the destruction of outdated dams. The Greens are committed to support what they refer to as the "responsible exercise of retained treaty rights" which in the instance of the Haudenosaunee would mean the acknowledgement that the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, with all of its provisions, is in effect and binding on every level of US government. Nader and LaDuke are also proposing "reservation economic zones" to create employment on Indian territory which ties into their plan to implement a "Living Wage" program which would have businesses and the federal government "pay a wage that a family can live on." The Greens defend the rights of Native nations to engage in such activities as commercial gambling and are pressing for a return of public lands to Native people as one way of resolving land claims. They propose the creation of a special fund which would be used to buy private lands from willing sellers which would then be turned over to Native governments as part of a settlement agreement. Also on the Green wish list is universal health care, public financing of political campaigns, additional protection for workers and the transfer of military funds to programs which benefit the poor and needy. Of particular interest to the Haudenosaunee is the Nader-LaDuke assurance that if elected they will act to protect the intellectual and cultural patrimony of Native people which would mean the preservation of burial sites and the return of those items deemed sacred to the Iroquois. Also important to the Haudenosaunee is clemency for Leonard Peltier, the Anishnawbe man now enduring his 24th year in prison for the 1975 shootings of two FBI agents in South Dakota. The Greens maintain Peltier was not given a fair trial and should be released. 670 words 9/13/00 #### [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: WAZINAGI@aol.com To: WAZINAGI@aol.com Subject: Today is the Day Sept. 19, 2000 Twenty-four Hours That Will Change the World Date: Tue, Sep 19, 2000, 10:42 AM Dear Brothers and Sisters: I ask you to join me in this event. Peace, Love and Light; Ghost Dancer Twenty-four Hours That Will Change the World The Cloth of Many Colors goes to the UN, the US Capitol and the Pentagon Hundreds of thousands of people from nearly every country in the world have contributed small swatches of cloth to be sewn into a peace quilt that is nearly a mile long. The project, called "Cloth of Many Colors," is a living prayer, and this September it will be presented at the United Nations in New York, then wrapped around the US Capitol in Washington, DC, then finally the Pentagon. This is one of the most powerful opportunities we have to create a world based upon the laws of love rather than the rules of fear. Please join millions of people for a twenty-four hour peace vigil beginning 10 am New York time on September 19th continuing to the same time on September 20th. The project began when James Twyman, renowned musician and author of the best-selling book Emissary of Light, was performing at a refugee camp on the border of Kosovo and Macedonia during the Kosovo war two years ago. Thirty-thousand displaced people were present when Twyman helped lead a worldwide prayer vigil to bringing an end to the conflict. That night, in a dream, he saw those prayers being made into tangible realities, forming an enormous quilt that would someday be presented at the United Nations building. That dream is about to become a reality, and we invite you to be part of this amazing event. Hundreds of people have taken the small swatches of fabric and sewn them together into the Cloth of Many Colors. And yet there has still been no real marketing or exposure for the project, only the excitement and energy of people all over the world. The Details: On September 19 at approximately 11:00 am the mile long quilt will be presented during a ceremony at the UN, part of Millennial Peace Day. Children from around the world will hold the cloth inside the UN, then walk with it outside to the UN Rose Garden where hundreds or even thousands of people will gather to pray. The World Peace Prayer Society will then present the flags of every nation of the world using the prayer "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as each country is named. A Prayer Shawl from the quilt will then be presented to the wife of Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the UN, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and a special shawl to honor John Denver. The next day, September 20, at approximately 8:30 am, the same cloth will be wrapped around the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC. Thousands of people will gather there to hold the quilt as it symbolically embraces the nation, and all nations. The Cloth of Many Colors will then be wrapped around members of Congress who will join in a ceremony of peace and forgiveness during a special breakfast in their honor. Two days later, on September 22, the Cloth of Many Colors will be presented at the Pentagon in Washington, DC by both James Twyman and elders from many Native American Nations. One of these elders will be Chief Looking Horse who was present at the UN during the famed prophesy James Twyman recounted in several books. It was on April 23rd, 1998 when Twyman, Gregg Braden and Doreen Virtue sponsored "The Great Experiment," a prayer vigil that brought millions from around the world together in prayer. (click here: http://www.emissaryoflight.com for info on a new book called Praying Peace by James Twyman with Gregg Braden and Doreen Virtue) Mr. Twyman was at the UN with forty ambassadors when the prophesy was recounted by Betsy Stang: "Four years, four months, four weeks and four days ago, a group of native elders came to the UN to give their vision of the New World. One of the things they said was that four years, four months, four weeks and four days later something would happen at the UN that would change the world. This is the day these great men saw in their dreams." We believe that the Cloth of Many Colors is part of the fulfillment of this prophesy. How you can be involved: 1. Spend this 24 hour period focusing on peace and committing yourself to creating a world based upon compassion and love. There is no format for this, only your own passion and desire. 2. Pass this message to everyone you know. If millions of people participate in this amazing event then peace will certainly prevail. 3. Join us in New York or Washington for the events that will unfold. If you are in the New York area on September 19 join us at the United Nations Plaza in the Rose Garden around 11am. If you are in the Washington DC Area on September 20 meet us on the west side of the US Capitol at 8 am. (for updated information go to: <A HREF="http://clothofmanycolors.com/">http://clothofmanyc olors.com/ ) 4. This is only the beginning of the Cloth of Many Colors Project. To add your own piece of cloth or to make your own quilt please go to http://clothofmanycolors.com/ for information. Please pass this email onto to everyone on your list. This will be a powerful moment for the whole world, and we invite you to participate. May Peace Prevail on Earth!!!

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This is a TEST are you reciveing me May your Waters Run Gentle, With Love Care And Concern, Alece, Little Hawk,

Last night I was watching the Olympic Games and as usual my mind began to wonder a bit, as I don't watch it all just some of it, and it hit me that I have not ever seen Native Americans Participate why is this does anyone have any answers on this? It can't be money! and I know that it cant be lack of talent, so what is it ? some how we have got to get the attinshion of the larger masses out there, May your Waters Run Gentle, With Love Care And Concern, Alece, Little Hawk,

"To have a reason to get up in the morning, it is necessary to possess a guiding principle. A belief of some kind. A bumper sticker, if you will." --Judith Guest "One may miss the mark by aiming too high, as too low." --Thomas Fuller "It's the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires." --Rebecca West