( N A T I V E A M E R I C A N N E W S )
This issue contains articles from IND-NET, NATIVE-L &
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UseNet newsgroups alt.native & soc.culture.native.
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and/or permission for inclusion has been secured.
Letters of authorization are on file. A list of those granting permission
to repost their words in this issue are listed at the end of part A.
I thank each of you for allowing your words to be shared with the people.
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spirit informed about current events within the lives of those who walk the
Red Road.
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This is a test site, and at some point in the future the location of these
files will change.
"Whenever there is any trouble, I shall not die but get through.
Though arrows are many, I shall arrive. My heart is manly."
__ Warriors Song, Crow
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| Indian Pledge of Allegiance | The Indian Pledge of Alleg-
| | iance was first presented
| I pledge allegiance to my Tribe,| on 2 December '93 during the
| to the democratic principles | opening address of the Nat-
| of the Republic | ional Congress of American
| and to the individual freedoms | Indian Tribal-States Relat-
| borrowed from the Iroquois and | ions Panel in Reno, NV. NCAI
| Choctaw Confederacies, | plans distribution of the
| as incorporated in the United | Indian Pledge to all Indian
| States Constitution, | Nations.
| so that my forefathers |
| shall not have died in vain | Walk in Beauty! Night Owl
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O'siyo Brothers and Sisters!
I am looking at a photo of a handsome Mescalero man and his beautiful
four year old daughter. The photo was taken at a gathering, and both are
smiling and happy. There will not be a photo next year. There will never
be another photo taken of Paul Rides in the Wind Serna and his daughter.
He died because he wanted to go swimming along with a brother and niece
(who live, but are maimed for life).
The one thing that jumps out about the "alleged" attacker's rap sheet is
that violation-after-violation has no record of disposition. He was out on
probation when he "allegedly" committed the attack on Paul and his family,
and it appears he would not have been sought for violation without
extenuating circumstances. ie: He would have had to have been nailed on
another violation and a "wants and warrants" search being requested.
Please read the first article in this issue and if you are as angered by
it as I am write the DA's office in Signal Mountain, Tennessee and the
presiding judge in Chattanooga. Write Governor McWherter and Governor-elect
Sundquist. Write the Tennessee Attorney General. Let them know we are
watching and will NOT tolerate the death of a brother being swept under
their tidy little carpet.
Dohiyi Oginalii! Night Owl
, , Gary Night Owl gars@genie.geis.com
(*,*) P. O. Box 672168 gars@netcom.com
(`-') Marietta, GA 30067, U.S.A. gars@igc.apc.org
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----------- News of the people featured in this issue ----------
Part A: Usenet and e-mail Part B: NATCHAT and NATIVE-L lists
- Cry for Justice - Conferences and Powwows - online
- Without and Within - Native Councils in Prison
- IHS Customer Contact Standards - Mexico: The War Has Not Finished
- Little Rock Reed Update - FBI Ad
- Wilma Mankiller Honored - Keller George Chosen
- Securite Quebec Resignation - Comments on FBI Ad
- Poem: Sure Fire: A Very Bright Light - Anna Mae Aquash Investigation
- Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days Reopened
- Conferences and Powwows - offline - Crisis Within Okanagan Territory
--------- "RE: Cry for Justice" ---------
Date: Sun, 27 November 94 14:22 -0500
From: Janet Smith (jans@genie.geis.com)
Subj: Cry for Justice
GE Electronic Mail
In October of 1994, Night Owl and I had the pleasure of
meeting Michael Red Hawk Keeper of the Wind Serna, an Aseano-
Mescalero Apache and his fiance at a Native American gathering.
We learned at that time that Red Hawk had lost a brother, nearly
lost another brother, and a niece, in a tragic and brutal car crash.
His niece and an eyewitness to the crash accuse another man, Harvey
Phillip Hester, Jr., of deliberately ramming the Sernas' car into
oncoming traffic and then fleeing the scene. Authorities issued an
arrest warrant for Hester and a Grand Jury subsequently bound him
over on charges of first degree murder and attempted murder. The
story, however, does not end there.
Michael Red Hawk has reason to believe the case against Hester
is not being pursued aggressively. Recently, knowing we had access
to an international information network linking Native American
brothers and sisters, he called us, asking our assistance, since he
felt pressure on the system was the only way justice would be served.
The following is the story as told to him by the only victim able to
talk, his 15-year-old niece, Angela, by an eyewitness who followed
the man he believed had caused the car crash, and by authorities
investigating.
"On August 8th, 1994, my brothers, Paul "Rides In the Wind" Serna
and Rick "Strong Cloud" Serna, along with Strong Cloud's 15-year-old
daughter, Angela, went to a local Blue Hole (swimming hole) on Suck
Creek near Signal Mountain, TN. Upon their arrival at the roadside
turnout, Harvey Phillip Hester, Jr. and three other occupants were
preparing to leave the swimming area. Angela told me later that she
had seen Hester put his billfold on top of his car while unlocking
the door at that time. After a short time, Hester returned to the
swimming hole accusing my brothers of stealing his billfold. After
my brothers told him they hadn't taken it, he threatened them with a
gun, or said he had a gun. My brothers decided to leave. Hester
followed."
"Once everyone was underway in their cars, Hester followed them
down the mountain road ramming them repeatedly. After another
confrontation at a traffic light, Hester then again rammed Strong
Cloud's car four times, finally pushing it into oncoming traffic.
Strong Cloud's 1983 Nissan Pulsar flew over one oncoming car, then
was struck by two more vehicles. Paul "Rides In the Wind" was killed
almost instantly (among his injuries, a fractured cervical spine).
Hester then fled the scene. He was followed by a witness who took
down his license tag number. Hester turned himself in the following
day."
"My brother, Strong Cloud, is still hospitalized with severe head
trauma and complications which often occur in paralysis. His prognosis
for recovery is poor. He has a tracheotomy tube which he may need for
the rest of his life in order to breathe. He currently can move only
his left arm and head. He cannot speak except with his eyes and
expression."
"My fifteen year old niece, Angela, is home with her mother, now
in California. Her injuries are as follows: leg broken in three
places requiring a metal rod and three pins, a fractured pelvic bone,
multiple facial and skull injuries that required reconstruction. She
still needs plastic surgery and dental reconstruction."
"Paul Rides in the Wind is survived by his wife and three daughters,
Crystal Dawn Serna, age 4, Keesha Sunshine Serna, age 9, and Shannon
Marie Serna, age 15."
The man accused of causing this, Harvey Phillip Hester, Jr. has a
long record of skirmishes with the law. His arrest record begins when
he was 18 (1990) and continues with arrests noted every few months,
most of which show no disposition. He had been on probation since
1992 for theft, with a suspended nine month jail sentence. A few months
later, he was was found guilty of felony theft, sentenced to two years
supervised probation and ordered to serve eight days public service.
In June of 1994, Hester was brought before the court in violation
of several terms of his probation according to his probation officer.
His arrest record shows that he was arrested on three occasions during
that time, however these charges (larceny, assault) were dismissed or
the record shows no disposition. However, Judge Steve Bevil decided
not to revoke Hester's probation, but only to give him a warning.
Hester's record since 1990 shows three instances when Hester was
charged with attempting to avoid arrest by fleeing police pursuit or
running a roadblock, and failing to appear in court. Twice he has been
arrested as a fugitive. None of these arrests show any disposition.
Even after he was arrested on one count of first degree murder and
two counts of attempted murder, and with prior charges of flight to
avoid prosecution, Hester's probation was not revoked. Bail was set at
$25,000, and a local bail bondsman provided that amount.
Hester was free on bond.
The Serna family felt this low bail was an insult and pursued the
matter both with calls to the authorities, and finally by turning to
the local media to publicize the situation. After a month elapsed,
during which local newspapers and television stations publicized the
charges against Hester, his record, and probationary status, finally
the local authorities revoked his probation and issued a warrant
for his arrest.
This warrant was not served by the Hamilton County (Tennessee)
Sheriff's Department, even after they were specifically told where
Hester might be located. Deputies stated that they never actively
sought individuals to serve revocation of probation warrants, instead
waiting until the individual was picked up for a subsequent offense or
stopped for a traffic violation. Finally, Michael Red Hawk found out
where Hester played pool each Friday night in Chattanooga and enlisted
the aid of a friend who was on the Chattanooga Police Force. Hester
was brought in on the outstanding warrant. Since that time, the
Serna family has been to court four times for Hester to be arraigned
on the murder and attempted murder counts brought by Grand Jury. Four
times the case has been postponed (last court date 11-22-94).
Michael Red Hawk Serna writes to me "I feel Hester should be tried
on the charges brought by the Grand Jury, found guilty, and sentenced
to no less than life without possibility of parole. Given the minimal
seriousness with which the authorities have thus far treated the case,
I believe the D.A. may accept a plea bargain for lesser charges, with
little or no penalties to Hester. I feel my brothers and niece will
be shortchanged by our inept justice system. History has shown this
to be true especially for Native Americans. Nothing can bring back
Rides In the Wind. But his memory will always remain."
"I ask everyone to take a little time from their lives and write
letters of protest or call the following authorities so that my family's
suffering will not have been in vain! Please ask that the charges of
First Degree Murder and two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder
against Harvey Phillip Hester, Jr., be prosecuted to the fullest extent
possible, and that if found guilty, he be sentenced so that never again
can he endanger the community and so that the lives he destroyed and
damaged can be honored."
Gary Gerbitz
District Attorney
7 Rock Crest Drive
Signal Mountain, TN 37377
(615) 209-7400
Judge Steve Bevil
629 Spring Valley Lane
Chattanooga, TN
(615) 209-7555
--------- "RE: Without and Within" ---------
Date: 23 Nov 1994 23:23:20 -0700
From: lizfrost@unm.edu
Subj: without and within
Newsgroup: alt.native
I am a person
take me as I
come, as I go
Know that I will change
Know that I will grow
I wear a skin
it is not my soul
what was once my culture
is now my past
what is my present
will not last
and somewhere in between
my eyes, my heart, my soul has seen
that the paths of the future
are born from being
They call this the land of enchantment. I know why. I have grown on this
land, drank its water and lived under its sky. I see with a knowing eye.
I can tell you many reasons why. But the mystery remains for only a bird
truly knows how and why it flies.
I have not always eaten its food, we don't live like that anymore. My
nourishment comes from many places. My eyes see many perceptions, options
and many different faces. The clothes I wear can come from anywhere, many
different places. Not always from the land on which I stand. This was not
always so.
This state, holds mystery, power, and magnitude it is true. From one end
where there are people who live between four sacred mountains to the other
where there are two caves. One a hugh cavern and the other a crack that
both go deep, dark into the ground. The cavern is dying I was told last
time I was there, the ranger said "we used to think the indians did not
enter this cave because they did not have the light source, but know we know
that they went deep into Lechagia cave, way beyond the twilight zone" I
remember him saying they went many miles into that cave "the cavern" he
said "is dying the water is gone" it is the water that makes a cave grow
"we blew a shaft in here in the 70's to put in the elevator so the millions
of people that come through here each year and not have to walk three miles
back out" and now the water is leaving, the balance destroyed with the
updraft, and the people who bring in their breath leaving carbon dioxide and
water and taking oxygen, hands touching the cave leaving oils, bodies
perspiring sweat evaporating, bacteria in their intestinal tracks breaking
down food creating methane , a million people breathing, passing gas,
contaminating, putting their chemicals into this caves air.
So now I know what it is my dear friend has been trying to convey to me.
He tells me stories of his people and their land the ones who live between
the four mountains. Then I question him and I ask, I want to understand.
Deeper I want to see. He tells me that is the mystery and it must remain
so. If it is written or spoken it is lost. And now I know.
The cave was sacred something to not know. But I am guilty as are many, by
my blood and by my kin, we all share the same sin. What we see we wish to
know, so we take it apart to understand it, if it is destroyed in the
process then away it will go. We entered that cave its mysteries we all
wished to know. And now it dies and will soon no longer grow. And the
mystery dies with it. The destruction of the cave the crime; the killing
of the mystery the sin. Before I was absolved of quilt, because I did not
see? But now I see. And never again will I enter within that cave.
I held its dying heartbeat in my soul. And its anguish resonates and within
I know. And the cave screams in its death throes as once did the people of
this land, marched for a year across hot burning sand. Desiccated, and
defiled. I learned not in school what was done to these people. Fed raw
flour cake, bequested to die, ingested for three days they would retch in
protest of its undigestible form. Yet they survived and remain, many other
atrocities unnamed. The ones who eat unsacred, unclean, unwhole food, and
their bodies distort as ours, the ones who wear our clothes, name their
children by our names, the ones who get lost because their souls which still
behold mystery retch at the confusion of playing our games. Power is money,
land, education, prestige and fame all the same. But what is mystery, heart
and soul? And how does one safely become integrated, sound and whole?
I am white, what do I Know? save nothing except what I have seen within the
depths of my soul.
--------- "RE: IHS Customer Contact Standards" ---------
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 07:01:00 -0400
From: John Berry 301-443-5988 FAX t-
<BERRYJ%FDACD.bitnet@VM.CFSAN.FDA.GOV>
Subj: IHS Customer Contact Standards
Mailing List: IND-NET <IND-NET%WSUVM1.BITNET@cmsa.Berkeley.EDU>
To all,
_____________________________________________________________________________
FROM: "Continuous Improvement Bulletin; The Newsletter of the HHS Continuous
Improvement Program", 1(3), Nov. 1994
Last September Vice President Al Gore's National Performance Review
(NPR) Report recommended that "all agencies that provide significant services
directly to the public" develop and publish {customer service standards} by
asking customers what level of service they expect from government, then
finding ways to deliver them.
In response to the Report, President Clinton issued Executive Order
12862, which set the national standard as "service that matches or exceeds the
best service available in the private sector." Agencies were asked to clearly
identify their customers, survey them, then "benchmark" against "the best in
the business."
HOW TO GET NPR's Reports, Video
The following are available by mail from National Technical
Information Service (NTIS) at (703)487-4650: [these cost]
"Creating a Government that Works Better and Costs Less: Report of the
National Performance Review", Sept. 1993 (the original report)
"Status Report of the National Performance Review", Sept. 1994
(accomplishments of the first year), also available on CD-ROM.
"Putting Customers First: Standards for Serving the American People", Sept.
1994. (Service standards for more than 100 Gov't Agencies
** If you have Internet you can access all of these NPR documents and more.
For a "road map", send a blank Internet E-Mail message to: npr@ace.esuda.gov
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
The Indian Health Service is currently distributing "An Information
Packet" called, "Designing a New Indian Health Service" which includes a
questionnaire for Patient and Customer Suggestions, as well as one for IHS
employees. This packet has been put together by the Indian Health Design
Team and is available from; Indian Health Service, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rm 6-22, Rockville, Maryland 20857
The Indian Health Design Team will distribute updates during the
coming months. You may contact your local IHS Area Office to see if
additional information is available:
Aberdeen (605)226-7581
Alaska (907)257-1153
Albuquerque (505)766-2151
Bemidji (218)759-3412
Billings (406)657-6403
California (916)566-7001
Nashville (615)736-2400
Navajo (602)871-5811
Oklahoma (405)945-6820
Phoenix (602)640-2052
Portland (503)326-2020
Tucson(OHPRD) (602)295-2406
IHS HQ Rockville, MD (301)443-7261
The Indian Health Service has written its customer service standards
in the form of rights. For example:
Your right: You deserve to know who is treating you and what services
are available to help maintain your health.
Our standard: Our staff will verbally identify themselves to you upon
contact, will wear name tags, and will provide information on the
types of services available to you.
Be Well All, John Berry
______________________________________________________________________________
A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Healthy American Indian and Alaska Native people and communities are
at the center of the circle in my vision for Indian Health.
Michael H. Trujillo, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, IHS
October, 1994
+ We will be the best rural, primary care health system in the world.
+ We will be prevention oriented and devoted to wellness in the individual
and the community.
+ We will provide culturally appropriate health care that is effective,
efficient, and responsive to Indian people.
+ We will assist tribes to develop health care programs and provide health
care services to their communities.
+ We will compete successfully in an era of constrained resources,
increasing demands, and growing competition.
+ We will work hard to be the health care system of choice of American
Indian and Alaska Native people.
+ We will always advocate on behalf of Indian people and sovereign tribal
governments.
--------- "RE: Little Rock Reed Update" ---------
Date: 28 Nov 1994 02:36:36 GMT
From: pns@sage.uucp (Prison News Service)
Subject: Fwd: Little Rock Reed update - mid November
Newsgroup: soc.culture.native
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A Bulldozer Publication
This Posting is from Issue #48 November-December 1994, to be printed
December 5, 1994
Little Rock Reed update
In the last issue of PNS, we briefly reported on the September 23, 1994
arrest of Little Rock reed by Taos, New mexico police officers. Although the
warrant for his arrest stated that only federal officers were to execute the
warrant, no federal officials were present at his arrest. As he was escorted
to the Taos County Jail, the arresting officers told Little Rock that the
federal charge of fleeing from justice (from Ohio) would be dropped, which
it was.
Nevertheless, Little Rock was detained for one week before being released on
$50,000 bail which his supporters put up. Little Rock promised not to jump
bail and he kept his promise. He was rearrested on October 27, 1994, after
New Mexico Governor Bruce King signed a warrant for Little Rock's arrest and
extradition to Ohio. The governor signed the warrant after ignoring over 250
concerned citizens, the traditional spiritual leaders of the Lakota Sioux
Nation (included after this article), various lawyers, professors and
organizations, and the Washington D.C. office of Senator Pete Domenici, all
of whom demanded that Governor King conduct a thorough investigation of
Little Rock's situation and circumstances.
King was informed that Little Rock was released on bail in Taos primarily
because the Ohio Adult Parole Authority (APA) led the Taos district attorney
to believe that Little Rock had two outstanding warrants for his arrest-one
in Cincinnati, Ohio and one in Covington, Kentucky - neither of which
existed, as confirmed by the courts in Cincinnati and Covington. King was
also informed that the APA lied to the Taos district attorney when they
stated that the parole granted Little Rock in May 1992 was his first parole.
In fact, Little Rock was granted parole in October 1990, but it was revoked
because Little Rock complained about violations of his constitutional rights,
according to a document signed by the APA chairman on February 5, 1991.
King was also informed of the following:
1. That the APA seeks little Rock's extradition and imprisonment in
retaliation for writing about unconstitutional conduct of Ohio APA and
prison officials.
2. That the APA has already declared (without first affording Little Rock
any kind of hearing) that they intend to imprison Little Rock for 15 more
years for writing.
3. That Little Rock left Ohio after being informed of the APA's conspiracy
(he was notified by three credible witnesses, including his 80-year-old
grandmother; a Villa Hills, Kentucky city council member; and a retired
lawyer serving as chairman of a division of the American Society of
Criminology - all of whom have sworn under oath that Little Rock's parole
officer informed them about the conspiracy.)
4. That several Ohio prisoners in various prisons have sworn under oath to
their personal knowledge of prison officials' threats to kill Little Rock
when he is returned to Ohio.
5. That all of the above has been determined as true by various lawyers,
professors and the Center for Advocacy of Human Rights after their
independent investigations.
The FBI has claimed that it has "no knowledge" of any conspiracy against
Little Rock, yet when they became actively involved in the search for Little
Rock, they were informed about the conspiracy by various attorneys and
supporters of Little Rock who demanded that the FBI investigate the
situation and warned the FBI that the FBI's further involvement in assisting
the APA in its search would result in the FBI being held liable for its
participation. The FBI failed to investigate or to respond to the numerous
complaints, but they did stop their active search for Little Rock and they
did not participate in his actual arrest although the FBI's warrant was
executed by the Taos police on September 23 (isn't that conspicuous?)
On November 4, 1994, Little Rock filed a civil rights complaint in the U.S.
District Court in Santa Fe, seeking protection from Ohio's unlawful demand
for his extradition, and an injunction recalling Governor King's warrant
pending an investigation and/or adjudication on the merits of the case. On
November 9, the court dismissed his lawsuit without a hearing, leaving
Little Rock - as always - without any legal recourse.
It appears that Little Rock will be returned to the Ohio Department of of
Corrections, from where he and his supporters intend to file a civil
complaint in the U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ohio, to seek a transfer
out of the Ohio prison system, a review of the merits of his case, and
ultimately his freedom, which is many years overdue.
PNS encourages our readers on the outside to contribute funds to allay costs
of his lawsuits in Ohio, which has the potential for setting precedent
protecting First Amendment rights of government critics, and limiting
discretionary powers of parole boards. Although Little Rock has several
attorneys assisting with the legwork and the drafting of legal documents, he
needs the assistance of an attorney licensed to practice in the U.S.
District Court in Ohio for the purpose of oral arguments, depositions, and
trial. If any such attorney is interested in further information, please
contact:
Deborah Garlin, Attorney/President
Center for Advocacy of Human Rights
P.O. Box 880
Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557
(505) 751-0197
This is also where contributions should be sent(made payable to the Center),
as well as letters to Little Rock, which we're sure would be encouraging to
him.
In closing, Little Rock says that he sincerely appreciates all the
encouragement and support he has received, and that "with continuing and
growing support and solidarity, we will prevail." *
Traditional Circle of Elders proclamation
It is our belief that Little Rock Reed, a part Lakota man and sundancer who
has committed his life to working for the self-determination and the
religious rights of the aboriginal peoples of this land, has been targeted
by the Ohio government to be imprisoned, and possible murdered, in order to
silence his voice which speaks to the injustices perpetrated on the
aboriginal peoples and particularly our men, women and children who are
incarcerated throughout this land.
We demand that the government conduct a fair and unbiased investigation into
the circumstances relating to the current imprisonment of this man so that
he may be free to continue doing the work that Tunkasila has put in his
heart to do. If such an investigation is not done, this relative's
imprisonment, much like the imprisonment of Leonard Peltier, will stand as
a symbol of the injustices meted out by the white man's government against
our people who simply wish to live in accordance with the traditional
teachings given to us by our grandfathers, and to them by Wakan Tanka, the
creator. *
signed by 63 Lakota Elders
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--------- "RE: Wilma Mankiller Honored" ---------
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 08:31:00 -0400
From: John Berry 301-443-5988 FAX t-
<BERRYJ%FDACD.bitnet@VM.CFSAN.FDA.GOV>
Subj: Wilma Mankiller Honored
Mailing List: IND-NET <IND-NET%WSUVM1.BITNET@cmsa.Berkeley.EDU>
To all,
Oklahomans' Institute of Indian Heritage honored Oklahoma Cherokee
Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller during the 6th annual "Spirit of the People"
fall festival held Nov. 18-19.
In a ceremony held Sat. the 19th at 8pm the OIIH honored Chief
Mankiller and Dominic Mastrapasqua, deputy commissioner of the
Administration for Native Americans, with 1994 Spirit of the People Awards.
Wanda Stone, OIIH chairwoman said the two "have demonstrated long
and successful advocacy of all native people and truly reflect the `spirit
of the people'".
Ms. Mankiller was recognized for her years of service and her
achievements as a national leader and chief of her tribe.
Mastrapasqua was selected for the award for his advocacy of Indian
peoples while representing the Federal government.
OIIH held the Little Feather powwow early in the day on the 19th.
This was an opportunity for young dancers ages 16 and under, from across
Oklahoma and the region to demonstrate their abilities and learn. The young
people organized and conducted the dancing Ms. Stone said, keeping with the
OIIH credo of Elder Mentors providing cultural instruction and opportunities
to young people.
Be Well All, John Berry
--------- "RE: Securite Quebec Resignation" ---------
Date: 94/11/25 13:25
From: Brave Star (a.horovitch@genie.geis.com)
Subj: Securite Quebec Resignation
GE Electronic Mail
The Parti-Quebecois has once again made an announcement that very
happily surprises us. Without warning, this morning, the Minister of
Public Security announced that the resignation of the head of the Securite
Quebec ( Provincial police force) has been asked for and received. Both the
incident at Oka when a SQ officer was killed in a raid on a peaceful Mohawk
road blockade and the raid on the Chambly police force earlier this year
were cited as examples of fouled up SQ actions. The person who shot the SQ
officer is still unknown and after the 22 members of the Chambly police were
all detained in a raid, only a few minor charges were laid.
Kahnewake Chief Joe Norton has said he is very happy to hear this
announcement. He felt that relations with former SQ head Lavigne has been
stormy since the SQ raided the reserve in 1973 during an internal dispute.
He feels the newly named Serge Gorgeau may be easier to deal with as he has
experience with natives.
Meanwhile, an agreement seems to have been reached in Kahnesatake
concerning a Mohawk police force ( similar to the peacekeepers at Kahnewake
and Akwasasne.)
The editorial in the Eastern Door, the newspaper of Kahnewake for Oct. 7
asks an interesting question. " What would happen" they ask " if Quebec
recognizes our right to unqualified self determination? Would that mean we
would abandon Canada who refuses this right, and travel on a parallel
course with Quebec as the Two Row Concept envisions?" ( The two row wampum
shows two nations living side by side without interfering in each others
affairs). Although they expect a more belligerent position from Quebec. .
the editorial continues with " Are we ready to accept Quebec as equals
after all these years of antagonism? An interesting question. When we
demand equality and get it, will we be ready?"
Brave Star
--------- "RE: Poem: Sure Fire: A Very Bright Light" ---------
Date: 22 Nov 1994 12:43:33 -0600
From: turtle@aicap.s21.com (Turtle Heart)
Subj: Sure Fire: A Very Bright Light
Newsgroup: alt.native
White
in the center of the eye
a very bright
small light.
Red
heart singing
at the first light
of day
Yellow
flowers carried around
by Turtles
in the wild land
Black
bowls filled with
corn
on the back porch
Blue
highways
where all the toothless old men
ride real slow
Brown
bellies warm (hot) in the sun
Never
close your eyes
on the light.
(Mhuk-wa)
Tobacco Indian
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Land of Kaw-ii-su ancestor: Land of Light
--------- "RE: Verse: Hawai'ian Book of Days" ---------
Date: 94/11/24 16:43
From: Kepola (dfsanders@genie.geis.com)
Subj: A HAWAI'IAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of December 4-10
GE Electronic Mail
A HAWAI'IAN BOOK OF DAYS, week of December 4-10
KEKEMAPA
(December)
(Makalii)
4
In simplicity, we can find the solutions to our most complex riddles.
5
Lava steams and crackles as it pours into the churning ocean
-- the marriage of fire and water.
6
Let your dreams fly upon the wings of the wind.
7
May I one day sing the song of my being in the land of my heart's desire.
8
In the mirror pool, you will see reflected your own spirit.
9
Learn all that life has to teach you.
10
Seek love, knowledge, and above all else -- happiness.
(c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders
Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue
(With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream)
--------- "RE: Conferences and Powwows - offline" ---------
Date: Thu, 1 December 94 08:00 -0500
From: Janet Smith (Evening Star) (jans@genie.geis.com)
Subj: Upcoming conferences and powwows not previously posted
to Mailing Lists NATCHAT or NATIVE-L
GE Electronic Mail
=POWWOWS=
From: John Berry <BERRYJ%FDACD.bitnet@VM.CFSAN.FDA.GOV>
Subject: Anadarko Exhibit
To all,
The Southern Plains Indian Museum and Crafts Center in
Anadarko, Oklahoma is holding an exhibit of "Paintings by Cruz
McDaniels", Nov. 20th - Jan. 15th.
McDaniels, currently the art instructor at the Riverside
Indian School in Anadarko, signs his work with "Set-Koy-Ke"
(Kiowa Bear), his Indian name. The exhibition is the first solo
showing of his paintings.
Viewing hours at the museum are 9am-4:30pm Tues.-Sat. and
1-4:30 pm Sundays, admission if free, closed Thanksgiving,
Christmas and New Year's Day. A color brochure, 4 pages, is
available free on request to: Southern Plains Indian Museum, POB
749, Anadarko, OK 73005
Be Well All, John Berry
From: John Berry <BERRYJ%FDACD.bitnet@VM.CFSAN.FDA.GOV>
Subject: Red Earth '95 Artists wanted
To all,
Red Earth, Inc. is now accepting artist applications for
exhibit space for the Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival
scheduled for June 9-11, 1995, at the Myriad Convention Center in
downtown Oklahoma City.
"All Native American Artists are encouraged to apply for the
art show," says Christy Alcox, festival director.
Artists applications are available through;
Red Earth
2100 NE 52nd St.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73111
or by calling (405)427-5228. Application deadline is
Dec. 30, 1994.
Be Well All, John Berry
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From newspaper sources: _News from Indian Country_
Dec 2-4 Native American Indian Festival, Melbourne FL
Info: 407-253-6149
Dec 3-4 World Championship Hoop Dance, Phoenix, AZ
Info: 602-252-8840
Dec 3 Lakota Powwow, Arlington Heights, IL
Info: 708-882-1644
Dec 3 Na Long Moon, Middleboro, MA
Info: 617-884-4227
Dec 3 Mason School, Tacoma, WA
Info: 206-596-1139
Dec 3-4 7th Univ. of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Info: 612-962-5950
Dec 10 Algonquin Social Powwow, Providence, RI
Info: 401-421-0888
Dec 17-18 The Hot Springs Christmas Powwow, Hot Springs, AR
Info: 501-760-2944
Dec 29-Jan 1 White Swan New Years, White Swan, WA
Info: 509-865-5121
Dec 30-Jan 1 Amigos New Year, Tucson, AZ
Info: 602-622-4900
Dec 30-Jan 1 Sobriety Pow-Wow, Covington, KY
Info: 606-581-9456
Dec 31 6th Sault Ste. Marie, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Info: 906-635-6075
Dec 31-Jan 2 On the Red Road New Years Celebration of Sobriety
Minneapolis, MN
Info: 612-724-3129
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