Halito All: I apologize for the incomplete posting. I was typing away and all of a sudden, click and I see a "message has been sent". I don't know how it happened. I must have accidently hit enter while I was typing. I have done that before. I am not the greatest typist in the world. I will just start with the last paragraph that got broken up. Now how does the U.S.reward this loyalty and bravery? Well, with allotment, removal, termination, and the stealing of Indian children and locking them up in boarding schools. This is where much of the decimation of Indian culture has occurred. Forbidden to speak their native language or wear native clothing at the risk of, at times severe punishment. They were even forced to stay with Euro-Americans during the Summer, so they wouldn't be "corrupted" by their families. All of these things, I have mentioned, which were done to African-Americans and the American Indian, not to mention other groups, would have been violations of the "Genocide Treaty" using Raphael Lemkin's definition of genocide. This is why the U.S, fought against the "genocide Treaty" longer than any other country, including the U.S.S.R. and China. The entire world knows about these things except the citizens of the U.S. They are kept in the dark, while the government, the powerful and wealthy and the corporate thugs exploit the world. That is why the world hates the U.S., not because they are jealous of our position in the world. From the Eisenhower through the Reagan years the "Indian Territory" was exploited by the government and the corporations for energy resources. This was especially damaging where uranium deposits were found. They used an Indian work-force and of course did not use the precautions that they would have if a white work-force was used. They also didn't take the environmental precautions they have had to take in a Euro-American community. of course this saved them a whole lot of money, not to mention the fact that the U.S. taxpayer paid for the cost of the mining in many instances. Of course all of these things fattened the pocketbook of the energy corporations but, even to this day it is taking its toll in human life. The nuclear bomb tests also occurred on Indian land, resulting in radioactive blow-overs and contamination of ground water as a result of underground tests. The Bush Administration wants to resume those tests. On the reservations where this occurred the corporations didn't have to clean up after themselves and no one is making them take responsibility today. There are hills of radioactive tailings over 100 feet high which distributes dust over the entire reservation. On one reservation, the corporation built a road and a Council House. The concrete they used contained the radioactive tailings in it. That is why so many American Indians believe they were used as guinea pigs in an experiment on radiation exposure. Remember, the nuclear arms program had a considerable number of Nazis in it. The streams are contaminated the ground water is contaminated. The highest infant mortality rate in the nation is on these reservations. As a matter of fact, it is among the highest in the world. Highest rate of deformity in the country, and many many other diseases and the government and the corporations will not take responsibility. The average life span of a man is only 45 years. Most children cannot expect to watch their grandparents grow old. The Reagan Administration was extremely hostile toward the American Indian. If you don't think so, just type in Ronald Reagan and Native Americans and find the words he had to say about Indians while he was in Russia. It will really open your eyes. Reagan cut the American Indian 10 xs what he cut the general population. This included funds and other things, such as health care, guaranteed by treaty. This forced many more Indians to go down into the uranium mines, which was probably his intention in the first place. Many people suffered from hunger and the lack of medical care. Certainly, people died. Reagan also started supporting corrupt regimes in Central and South America and basically using special ops. and other means, against the underclass in that region of the world. The underclass of course, is mostly made up of Indians. All of this is being done to exploit the natural resources in that region: oil, timber, minerals, etc. by the multinational corporations. Of course this continues today and Indians are being murdered at a rate of more than 100,000 per year. It is a mass extermination. Our government and the Shell Oil Corporation had some sort of agreement or contract with one of those countries. It has been some time since I read about this, so I don't want to say which country I think it is, because my memory might not be exactly correct. However I know the source and I can easily look it up again. However, I'll never forget what the CEO of Shell Oil said in a critical interview. He was asked for matters of morality and ethics, if his corporation should not have done business with this murderous regime. His answer was they weren't in business for ethics but for whatever benefits their bottom line and that he felt absolutely no guilt or remorse. In the Johnson years the American Indian had a breather. Nixon tried to do some good things for the American Indian. However, Nixon established the "Dead Zones" on the reservations. The "Dead Zones" were areas where nuclear waist is to be buried and declared unfit for human habitation for the life of the radioactivity, which was over i million years. These "dead Zones" were to expand as the country needed more space to dump its radioactive waist. In the 1970s we discovered that at least 46% of reservation women were forcibly sterilized. Some were done while they had another operation, others were threatened with the removal of the children they had. Some American Indians believe the program continues in secret to this very day. There was the outright stealing of children to be adopted by Euro-Americans. In all of these horrible things not one person was investigated or punished. In 1997 the state of South Dakota stole 167,000 acres from the Nakota, Dakota, Lakota people and the Reagan appointed Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal. Now the state of South Dakota is attacking Indigenous water rights. The Western Shoshone are now homeless. In violation of the "Treaty of Friendship of 1863" and agreements signed with the "Organization of American States" as well as with the "United Nations" the "Bureau of Land Management" sold, without the permission of the Western Shoshone People, the land to a gold mining corporation. The Shoshone people were warned that their property would be confiscated and auctioned, they would be arrested or worse if they didn't leave the land. Land that the "Treaty of Friendship" states the Shoshone have occupied since time immemorial. The BLM then went on to confiscate their cattle and horses, which they use to make a living, and auctioned them off. The OAS and the UN asked the US to stay its action and the US arrogantly refused to respond. You can read everything about this at the "Indian Law Resource Center", <www.indianlaw.org> Now you might ask, why don't you know about these things? Well, just as the multi-nationals own the White House, the legislature and even many of the judiciary, they own the media and all of the news outlets. General Electric and Westinghouse, e.g. were two of the biggest perpetrators of the uranium terror on the reservations. They are both heavily invested in electronic media and are able to control portions of the news as a result. This is only two out of many multinational energy corporations that have a financial interest in the news media, and therefore control the information you receive. My final concern is that the Bush Administration has an Indian policy of "Disestablishment". Sounds like "Termination" to me. I guess I'd better leave at this point while I'm ahead. I'm probably in enough trouble and I don't wish to offend anyone with an inappropriate topic, even though I'm not the one who brought it up. Sincerely: Imafo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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Why does the Indian Law Rescosurce Center have this disclaimer on that website (www.indianlaw.org): The Indian Law Resource Center makes no representations as to the timeliness or accuracy of the information on this website... ."? Maybe I am naive, but that sounds as if they don't stand behind their claims, which, I might add, I believe. That is, I believe that "non-whites," for lack of a better term, have systematically, for whatever reasons, tried to destroy everything and everyone not like them. Sorry in advance for this outburst, since I am not a regular contributor (I'm new to the list), but I am really, really angry about what has been done to ALL people of color/non-whites. And it's all so stupid, since WHO is "pure white" anyway? SandyM Folk and Folk Arts Producers & Organizations: ** GrantWriting at Reasonable Costs ** email: gladesheritage@mindspring.com Or Call: 561-924-7955 Sandy Mercer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Wilson" <imafo2002@yahoo.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 1:37 AM Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] slavery > Halito All: > > I apologize for the incomplete posting. I was > typing away and all of a sudden, click and I see a > "message has been sent". I don't know how it happened. > I must have accidently hit enter while I was typing. I > have done that before. I am not the greatest typist in > the world. I will just start with the last paragraph > that got broken up. > Now how does the U.S.reward this loyalty and > bravery? Well, with allotment, removal, termination, > and the stealing of Indian children and locking them > up in boarding schools. This is where much of the > decimation of Indian culture has occurred. Forbidden > to speak their native language or wear native clothing > at the risk of, at times severe punishment. They were > even forced to stay with Euro-Americans during the > Summer, so they wouldn't be "corrupted" by their > families. All of these things, I have mentioned, which > were done to African-Americans and the American > Indian, not to mention other groups, would have been > violations of the "Genocide Treaty" using Raphael > Lemkin's definition of genocide. This is why the U.S, > fought against the "genocide Treaty" longer than any > other country, including the U.S.S.R. and China. The > entire world knows about these things except the > citizens of the U.S. They are kept in the dark, while > the government, the powerful and wealthy and the > corporate thugs exploit the world. That is why the > world hates the U.S., not because they are jealous of > our position in the world. > From the Eisenhower through the Reagan years the > "Indian Territory" was exploited by the government and > the corporations for energy resources. This was > especially damaging where uranium deposits were found. > They used an Indian work-force and of course did not > use the precautions that they would have if a white > work-force was used. They also didn't take the > environmental precautions they have had to take in a > Euro-American community. of course this saved them a > whole lot of money, not to mention the fact that the > U.S. taxpayer paid for the cost of the mining in many > instances. Of course all of these things fattened the > pocketbook of the energy corporations but, even to > this day it is taking its toll in human life. The > nuclear bomb tests also occurred on Indian land, > resulting in radioactive blow-overs and contamination > of ground water as a result of underground tests. The > Bush Administration wants to resume those tests. > On the reservations where this occurred the > corporations didn't have to clean up after themselves > and no one is making them take responsibility today. > There are hills of radioactive tailings over 100 feet > high which distributes dust over the entire > reservation. On one reservation, the corporation built > a road and a Council House. The concrete they used > contained the radioactive tailings in it. That is why > so many American Indians believe they were used as > guinea pigs in an experiment on radiation exposure. > Remember, the nuclear arms program had a considerable > number of Nazis in it. The streams are contaminated > the ground water is contaminated. The highest infant > mortality rate in the nation is on these reservations. > As a matter of fact, it is among the highest in the > world. Highest rate of deformity in the country, and > many many other diseases and the government and the > corporations will not take responsibility. The average > life span of a man is only 45 years. Most children > cannot expect to watch their grandparents grow old. > The Reagan Administration was extremely hostile > toward the American Indian. If you don't think so, > just type in Ronald Reagan and Native Americans and > find the words he had to say about Indians while he > was in Russia. It will really open your eyes. Reagan > cut the American Indian 10 xs what he cut the general > population. This included funds and other things, such > as health care, guaranteed by treaty. This forced many > more Indians to go down into the uranium mines, which > was probably his intention in the first place. Many > people suffered from hunger and the lack of medical > care. Certainly, people died. Reagan also started > supporting corrupt regimes in Central and South > America and basically using special ops. and other > means, against the underclass in that region of the > world. The underclass of course, is mostly made up of > Indians. > All of this is being done to exploit the natural > resources in that region: oil, timber, minerals, etc. > by the multinational corporations. Of course this > continues today and Indians are being murdered at a > rate of more than 100,000 per year. It is a mass > extermination. Our government and the Shell Oil > Corporation had some sort of agreement or contract > with one of those countries. It has been some time > since I read about this, so I don't want to say which > country I think it is, because my memory might not be > exactly correct. However I know the source and I can > easily look it up again. However, I'll never forget > what the CEO of Shell Oil said in a critical > interview. He was asked for matters of morality and > ethics, if his corporation should not have done > business with this murderous regime. His answer was > they weren't in business for ethics but for whatever > benefits their bottom line and that he felt absolutely > no guilt or remorse. > In the Johnson years the American Indian had a > breather. Nixon tried to do some good things for the > American Indian. However, Nixon established the "Dead > Zones" on the reservations. The "Dead Zones" were > areas where nuclear waist is to be buried and declared > unfit for human habitation for the life of the > radioactivity, which was over i million years. These > "dead Zones" were to expand as the country needed more > space to dump its radioactive waist. > In the 1970s we discovered that at least 46% of > reservation women were forcibly sterilized. Some were > done while they had another operation, others were > threatened with the removal of the children they had. > Some American Indians believe the program continues in > secret to this very day. There was the outright > stealing of children to be adopted by Euro-Americans. > In all of these horrible things not one person was > investigated or punished. > In 1997 the state of South Dakota stole 167,000 > acres from the Nakota, Dakota, Lakota people and the > Reagan appointed Supreme Court refused to hear the > appeal. Now the state of South Dakota is attacking > Indigenous water rights. > The Western Shoshone are now homeless. In > violation of the "Treaty of Friendship of 1863" and > agreements signed with the "Organization of American > States" as well as with the "United Nations" the > "Bureau of Land Management" sold, without the > permission of the Western Shoshone People, the land to > a gold mining corporation. The Shoshone people were > warned that their property would be confiscated and > auctioned, they would be arrested or worse if they > didn't leave the land. Land that the "Treaty of > Friendship" states the Shoshone have occupied since > time immemorial. The BLM then went on to confiscate > their cattle and horses, which they use to make a > living, and auctioned them off. > The OAS and the UN asked the US to stay its > action and the US arrogantly refused to respond. You > can read everything about this at the "Indian Law > Resource Center", <www.indianlaw.org> > Now you might ask, why don't you know about these > things? Well, just as the multi-nationals own the > White House, the legislature and even many of the > judiciary, they own the media and all of the news > outlets. General Electric and Westinghouse, e.g. were > two of the biggest perpetrators of the uranium terror > on the reservations. They are both heavily invested in > electronic media and are able to control portions of > the news as a result. This is only two out of many > multinational energy corporations that have a > financial interest in the news media, and therefore > control the information you receive. > My final concern is that the Bush Administration > has an Indian policy of "Disestablishment". Sounds > like "Termination" to me. > I guess I'd better leave at this point while I'm > ahead. I'm probably in enough trouble and I don't wish > to offend anyone with an inappropriate topic, even > though I'm not the one who brought it up. > > Sincerely: > Imafo > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna' WHINE?? Don't post it to the list. Write to me, the listowner, at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com > >

I am sorry! I just read what I wrote, and I meant to say that Whites have tried to destroy non-whites!! What an idiot -- my hot-headedness got away with me. I apologize profusely, and now I will just go away and not say another word. SandyM Folk and Folk Arts Producers & Organizations: ** GrantWriting at Reasonable Costs ** email: gladesheritage@mindspring.com Or Call: 561-924-7955 Sandy Mercer ----- Original Message ----- From: "okeefolkie" <okeefolkie@mindspring.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] slavery > Why does the Indian Law Rescosurce Center have this disclaimer on that > website (www.indianlaw.org): The Indian Law Resource Center makes no > representations as to the timeliness or accuracy of the information on this > website... ."? > > Maybe I am naive, but that sounds as if they don't stand behind their > claims, which, I might add, I believe. That is, I believe that "non-whites," > for lack of a better term, have systematically, for whatever reasons, tried > to destroy everything and everyone not like them. > > Sorry in advance for this outburst, since I am not a regular contributor > (I'm new to the list), but I am really, really angry about what has been > done to ALL people of color/non-whites. And it's all so stupid, since WHO is > "pure white" anyway? > SandyM > > > Folk and Folk Arts Producers & Organizations: > ** GrantWriting at Reasonable Costs ** > email: gladesheritage@mindspring.com > Or Call: 561-924-7955 > Sandy Mercer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Wilson" <imafo2002@yahoo.com> > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 1:37 AM > Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] slavery > > > > Halito All: > > > > I apologize for the incomplete posting. I was > > typing away and all of a sudden, click and I see a > > "message has been sent". I don't know how it happened. > > I must have accidently hit enter while I was typing. I > > have done that before. I am not the greatest typist in > > the world. I will just start with the last paragraph > > that got broken up. > > Now how does the U.S.reward this loyalty and > > bravery? Well, with allotment, removal, termination, > > and the stealing of Indian children and locking them > > up in boarding schools. This is where much of the > > decimation of Indian culture has occurred. Forbidden > > to speak their native language or wear native clothing > > at the risk of, at times severe punishment. They were > > even forced to stay with Euro-Americans during the > > Summer, so they wouldn't be "corrupted" by their > > families. All of these things, I have mentioned, which > > were done to African-Americans and the American > > Indian, not to mention other groups, would have been > > violations of the "Genocide Treaty" using Raphael > > Lemkin's definition of genocide. This is why the U.S, > > fought against the "genocide Treaty" longer than any > > other country, including the U.S.S.R. and China. The > > entire world knows about these things except the > > citizens of the U.S. They are kept in the dark, while > > the government, the powerful and wealthy and the > > corporate thugs exploit the world. That is why the > > world hates the U.S., not because they are jealous of > > our position in the world. > > From the Eisenhower through the Reagan years the > > "Indian Territory" was exploited by the government and > > the corporations for energy resources. This was > > especially damaging where uranium deposits were found. > > They used an Indian work-force and of course did not > > use the precautions that they would have if a white > > work-force was used. They also didn't take the > > environmental precautions they have had to take in a > > Euro-American community. of course this saved them a > > whole lot of money, not to mention the fact that the > > U.S. taxpayer paid for the cost of the mining in many > > instances. Of course all of these things fattened the > > pocketbook of the energy corporations but, even to > > this day it is taking its toll in human life. The > > nuclear bomb tests also occurred on Indian land, > > resulting in radioactive blow-overs and contamination > > of ground water as a result of underground tests. The > > Bush Administration wants to resume those tests. > > On the reservations where this occurred the > > corporations didn't have to clean up after themselves > > and no one is making them take responsibility today. > > There are hills of radioactive tailings over 100 feet > > high which distributes dust over the entire > > reservation. On one reservation, the corporation built > > a road and a Council House. The concrete they used > > contained the radioactive tailings in it. That is why > > so many American Indians believe they were used as > > guinea pigs in an experiment on radiation exposure. > > Remember, the nuclear arms program had a considerable > > number of Nazis in it. The streams are contaminated > > the ground water is contaminated. The highest infant > > mortality rate in the nation is on these reservations. > > As a matter of fact, it is among the highest in the > > world. Highest rate of deformity in the country, and > > many many other diseases and the government and the > > corporations will not take responsibility. The average > > life span of a man is only 45 years. Most children > > cannot expect to watch their grandparents grow old. > > The Reagan Administration was extremely hostile > > toward the American Indian. If you don't think so, > > just type in Ronald Reagan and Native Americans and > > find the words he had to say about Indians while he > > was in Russia. It will really open your eyes. Reagan > > cut the American Indian 10 xs what he cut the general > > population. This included funds and other things, such > > as health care, guaranteed by treaty. This forced many > > more Indians to go down into the uranium mines, which > > was probably his intention in the first place. Many > > people suffered from hunger and the lack of medical > > care. Certainly, people died. Reagan also started > > supporting corrupt regimes in Central and South > > America and basically using special ops. and other > > means, against the underclass in that region of the > > world. The underclass of course, is mostly made up of > > Indians. > > All of this is being done to exploit the natural > > resources in that region: oil, timber, minerals, etc. > > by the multinational corporations. Of course this > > continues today and Indians are being murdered at a > > rate of more than 100,000 per year. It is a mass > > extermination. Our government and the Shell Oil > > Corporation had some sort of agreement or contract > > with one of those countries. It has been some time > > since I read about this, so I don't want to say which > > country I think it is, because my memory might not be > > exactly correct. However I know the source and I can > > easily look it up again. However, I'll never forget > > what the CEO of Shell Oil said in a critical > > interview. He was asked for matters of morality and > > ethics, if his corporation should not have done > > business with this murderous regime. His answer was > > they weren't in business for ethics but for whatever > > benefits their bottom line and that he felt absolutely > > no guilt or remorse. > > In the Johnson years the American Indian had a > > breather. Nixon tried to do some good things for the > > American Indian. However, Nixon established the "Dead > > Zones" on the reservations. The "Dead Zones" were > > areas where nuclear waist is to be buried and declared > > unfit for human habitation for the life of the > > radioactivity, which was over i million years. These > > "dead Zones" were to expand as the country needed more > > space to dump its radioactive waist. > > In the 1970s we discovered that at least 46% of > > reservation women were forcibly sterilized. Some were > > done while they had another operation, others were > > threatened with the removal of the children they had. > > Some American Indians believe the program continues in > > secret to this very day. There was the outright > > stealing of children to be adopted by Euro-Americans. > > In all of these horrible things not one person was > > investigated or punished. > > In 1997 the state of South Dakota stole 167,000 > > acres from the Nakota, Dakota, Lakota people and the > > Reagan appointed Supreme Court refused to hear the > > appeal. Now the state of South Dakota is attacking > > Indigenous water rights. > > The Western Shoshone are now homeless. In > > violation of the "Treaty of Friendship of 1863" and > > agreements signed with the "Organization of American > > States" as well as with the "United Nations" the > > "Bureau of Land Management" sold, without the > > permission of the Western Shoshone People, the land to > > a gold mining corporation. The Shoshone people were > > warned that their property would be confiscated and > > auctioned, they would be arrested or worse if they > > didn't leave the land. Land that the "Treaty of > > Friendship" states the Shoshone have occupied since > > time immemorial. The BLM then went on to confiscate > > their cattle and horses, which they use to make a > > living, and auctioned them off. > > The OAS and the UN asked the US to stay its > > action and the US arrogantly refused to respond. You > > can read everything about this at the "Indian Law > > Resource Center", <www.indianlaw.org> > > Now you might ask, why don't you know about these > > things? Well, just as the multi-nationals own the > > White House, the legislature and even many of the > > judiciary, they own the media and all of the news > > outlets. General Electric and Westinghouse, e.g. were > > two of the biggest perpetrators of the uranium terror > > on the reservations. They are both heavily invested in > > electronic media and are able to control portions of > > the news as a result. This is only two out of many > > multinational energy corporations that have a > > financial interest in the news media, and therefore > > control the information you receive. > > My final concern is that the Bush Administration > > has an Indian policy of "Disestablishment". Sounds > > like "Termination" to me. > > I guess I'd better leave at this point while I'm > > ahead. I'm probably in enough trouble and I don't wish > > to offend anyone with an inappropriate topic, even > > though I'm not the one who brought it up. > > > > Sincerely: > > Imafo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > http://finance.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna' WHINE?? Don't post it to the > list. 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I understood what you meant.. B.E. ----- Original Message ----- From: "okeefolkie" <okeefolkie@mindspring.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 7:06 AM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] slavery > I am sorry! I just read what I wrote, and I meant to say that Whites have > tried to destroy non-whites!! What an idiot -- > my hot-headedness got away with me. I apologize profusely, and now I will > just go away and not say another word. > SandyM > > > Folk and Folk Arts Producers & Organizations: > ** GrantWriting at Reasonable Costs ** > email: gladesheritage@mindspring.com > Or Call: 561-924-7955 > Sandy Mercer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "okeefolkie" <okeefolkie@mindspring.com> > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 6:55 PM > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] slavery > > > > Why does the Indian Law Rescosurce Center have this disclaimer on that > > website (www.indianlaw.org): The Indian Law Resource Center makes no > > representations as to the timeliness or accuracy of the information on > this > > website... ."? > > > > Maybe I am naive, but that sounds as if they don't stand behind their > > claims, which, I might add, I believe. That is, I believe that > "non-whites," > > for lack of a better term, have systematically, for whatever reasons, > tried > > to destroy everything and everyone not like them. > > > > Sorry in advance for this outburst, since I am not a regular contributor > > (I'm new to the list), but I am really, really angry about what has been > > done to ALL people of color/non-whites. And it's all so stupid, since WHO > is > > "pure white" anyway? > > SandyM > > > > > > Folk and Folk Arts Producers & Organizations: > > ** GrantWriting at Reasonable Costs ** > > email: gladesheritage@mindspring.com > > Or Call: 561-924-7955 > > Sandy Mercer > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Wilson" <imafo2002@yahoo.com> > > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 1:37 AM > > Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] slavery > > > > > > > Halito All: > > > > > > I apologize for the incomplete posting. I was > > > typing away and all of a sudden, click and I see a > > > "message has been sent". I don't know how it happened. > > > I must have accidently hit enter while I was typing. I > > > have done that before. I am not the greatest typist in > > > the world. I will just start with the last paragraph > > > that got broken up. > > > Now how does the U.S.reward this loyalty and > > > bravery? Well, with allotment, removal, termination, > > > and the stealing of Indian children and locking them > > > up in boarding schools. This is where much of the > > > decimation of Indian culture has occurred. Forbidden > > > to speak their native language or wear native clothing > > > at the risk of, at times severe punishment. They were > > > even forced to stay with Euro-Americans during the > > > Summer, so they wouldn't be "corrupted" by their > > > families. All of these things, I have mentioned, which > > > were done to African-Americans and the American > > > Indian, not to mention other groups, would have been > > > violations of the "Genocide Treaty" using Raphael > > > Lemkin's definition of genocide. This is why the U.S, > > > fought against the "genocide Treaty" longer than any > > > other country, including the U.S.S.R. and China. The > > > entire world knows about these things except the > > > citizens of the U.S. They are kept in the dark, while > > > the government, the powerful and wealthy and the > > > corporate thugs exploit the world. That is why the > > > world hates the U.S., not because they are jealous of > > > our position in the world. > > > From the Eisenhower through the Reagan years the > > > "Indian Territory" was exploited by the government and > > > the corporations for energy resources. This was > > > especially damaging where uranium deposits were found. > > > They used an Indian work-force and of course did not > > > use the precautions that they would have if a white > > > work-force was used. They also didn't take the > > > environmental precautions they have had to take in a > > > Euro-American community. of course this saved them a > > > whole lot of money, not to mention the fact that the > > > U.S. taxpayer paid for the cost of the mining in many > > > instances. Of course all of these things fattened the > > > pocketbook of the energy corporations but, even to > > > this day it is taking its toll in human life. The > > > nuclear bomb tests also occurred on Indian land, > > > resulting in radioactive blow-overs and contamination > > > of ground water as a result of underground tests. The > > > Bush Administration wants to resume those tests. > > > On the reservations where this occurred the > > > corporations didn't have to clean up after themselves > > > and no one is making them take responsibility today. > > > There are hills of radioactive tailings over 100 feet > > > high which distributes dust over the entire > > > reservation. On one reservation, the corporation built > > > a road and a Council House. The concrete they used > > > contained the radioactive tailings in it. That is why > > > so many American Indians believe they were used as > > > guinea pigs in an experiment on radiation exposure. > > > Remember, the nuclear arms program had a considerable > > > number of Nazis in it. The streams are contaminated > > > the ground water is contaminated. The highest infant > > > mortality rate in the nation is on these reservations. > > > As a matter of fact, it is among the highest in the > > > world. Highest rate of deformity in the country, and > > > many many other diseases and the government and the > > > corporations will not take responsibility. The average > > > life span of a man is only 45 years. Most children > > > cannot expect to watch their grandparents grow old. > > > The Reagan Administration was extremely hostile > > > toward the American Indian. If you don't think so, > > > just type in Ronald Reagan and Native Americans and > > > find the words he had to say about Indians while he > > > was in Russia. It will really open your eyes. Reagan > > > cut the American Indian 10 xs what he cut the general > > > population. This included funds and other things, such > > > as health care, guaranteed by treaty. This forced many > > > more Indians to go down into the uranium mines, which > > > was probably his intention in the first place. Many > > > people suffered from hunger and the lack of medical > > > care. Certainly, people died. Reagan also started > > > supporting corrupt regimes in Central and South > > > America and basically using special ops. and other > > > means, against the underclass in that region of the > > > world. The underclass of course, is mostly made up of > > > Indians. > > > All of this is being done to exploit the natural > > > resources in that region: oil, timber, minerals, etc. > > > by the multinational corporations. Of course this > > > continues today and Indians are being murdered at a > > > rate of more than 100,000 per year. It is a mass > > > extermination. Our government and the Shell Oil > > > Corporation had some sort of agreement or contract > > > with one of those countries. It has been some time > > > since I read about this, so I don't want to say which > > > country I think it is, because my memory might not be > > > exactly correct. However I know the source and I can > > > easily look it up again. However, I'll never forget > > > what the CEO of Shell Oil said in a critical > > > interview. He was asked for matters of morality and > > > ethics, if his corporation should not have done > > > business with this murderous regime. His answer was > > > they weren't in business for ethics but for whatever > > > benefits their bottom line and that he felt absolutely > > > no guilt or remorse. > > > In the Johnson years the American Indian had a > > > breather. Nixon tried to do some good things for the > > > American Indian. However, Nixon established the "Dead > > > Zones" on the reservations. The "Dead Zones" were > > > areas where nuclear waist is to be buried and declared > > > unfit for human habitation for the life of the > > > radioactivity, which was over i million years. These > > > "dead Zones" were to expand as the country needed more > > > space to dump its radioactive waist. > > > In the 1970s we discovered that at least 46% of > > > reservation women were forcibly sterilized. Some were > > > done while they had another operation, others were > > > threatened with the removal of the children they had. > > > Some American Indians believe the program continues in > > > secret to this very day. There was the outright > > > stealing of children to be adopted by Euro-Americans. > > > In all of these horrible things not one person was > > > investigated or punished. > > > In 1997 the state of South Dakota stole 167,000 > > > acres from the Nakota, Dakota, Lakota people and the > > > Reagan appointed Supreme Court refused to hear the > > > appeal. Now the state of South Dakota is attacking > > > Indigenous water rights. > > > The Western Shoshone are now homeless. In > > > violation of the "Treaty of Friendship of 1863" and > > > agreements signed with the "Organization of American > > > States" as well as with the "United Nations" the > > > "Bureau of Land Management" sold, without the > > > permission of the Western Shoshone People, the land to > > > a gold mining corporation. The Shoshone people were > > > warned that their property would be confiscated and > > > auctioned, they would be arrested or worse if they > > > didn't leave the land. Land that the "Treaty of > > > Friendship" states the Shoshone have occupied since > > > time immemorial. The BLM then went on to confiscate > > > their cattle and horses, which they use to make a > > > living, and auctioned them off. > > > The OAS and the UN asked the US to stay its > > > action and the US arrogantly refused to respond. You > > > can read everything about this at the "Indian Law > > > Resource Center", <www.indianlaw.org> > > > Now you might ask, why don't you know about these > > > things? Well, just as the multi-nationals own the > > > White House, the legislature and even many of the > > > judiciary, they own the media and all of the news > > > outlets. General Electric and Westinghouse, e.g. were > > > two of the biggest perpetrators of the uranium terror > > > on the reservations. They are both heavily invested in > > > electronic media and are able to control portions of > > > the news as a result. This is only two out of many > > > multinational energy corporations that have a > > > financial interest in the news media, and therefore > > > control the information you receive. > > > My final concern is that the Bush Administration > > > has an Indian policy of "Disestablishment". Sounds > > > like "Termination" to me. > > > I guess I'd better leave at this point while I'm > > > ahead. I'm probably in enough trouble and I don't wish > > > to offend anyone with an inappropriate topic, even > > > though I'm not the one who brought it up. > > > > > > Sincerely: > > > Imafo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > > http://finance.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna' WHINE?? Don't post it to > the > > list. Write to me, the listowner, at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE.... > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > and spelled correctly. > > Nothing in the subject line... 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