I don't know anyone who can prove they are pure white, that's for sure...And you can't go by looks... B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "okeefolkie" <okeefolkie@mindspring.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 5:55 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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