February 5, 1996
Greetings,
We are a non profit organization formed to search for information
and provide the public with information they need to make
decisions. One of our projects is the publication of Red Sticks
Press, a national American Indian newspaper. We are researching
the recently declassified FBI records on the American Indian
Movement in the 1970s. Included is a preliminary index of
declassified records.
[ I have removed the index, feeling that it is too long to send out
in an article on the NATIVE-L list. Please get in touch with David
at the address given above to obtain a copy. --Gary ]
We hope to find evidence of government misconduct. Researching is
needed to connect the dots, so to speak, without taking a side.
The FBI records, combined with personal experiences may lead us
into areas unrevealed so far. Personal records from government
agencies may contain information not contained in public
documents. If you have any records we could use to cross
reference with what we have, we would appreciate getting a copy.
If you do not have any, you can file a Freedom Of Information Act
request, and we can assist you in that process.
The FBI records consist of 18000 pages. The FBI charges 10 cents
a page for copies. Funds are needed to finish the research.
Documents obtained now may be introduced into evidence during the
current Senate hearing on ATF/FBI misconduct in Waco and Ruby
Ridge, Idaho. Any monetary donations would be greatly
appreciated. In return, if we find your record we can get you a
copy, within reason- a volume or so.
If enough funds are raised we hope to publish the results in Red
Sticks Press. Grants are being written to provide for a
repository for the papers and to create an electronic database
so they will be available to everyone by computer.
The information contained within these records will prove
invaluable to organizing efforts and seeking justice for Native
people. On 11/27/73 a memo was sent to the CIA recommending
further COINTELPRO activities, on 12/4/73 a memo was sent
reminding them that the use of COINTELPRO activities was ordered
ended in a 4/28/71 memo. Of course this has nothing to do with
national security. Fascinating stuff.
In solidarity,
David Goyette
Co-Director
Compiled by
Minnie Two Shoes & Paul Demain
For more information contact:
First Nations Resource Network
PO Box 59
St Petersburg, Fl 33731
813-821-6604
813-821-8804 fax
sfuwki@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
Report on March, 1995 DC Trip
INDEX NOTE: Still in Draft Form 5/20/95
Stack I, Volume 1, 62-116878
AIM dismissed as plaintiff in Lawsuit against Richard Held.
Volume 2, 70-0-3045
Milwaukee Coast Guard Station occupation
Volume 3, 157-28091
Milwaukee Chapters
Wisconsin AIM
Neopit Chapter
LCO Chapter
Hayward Chapter
Mike Tribble
Monte Diamond
Elmer Gouge
Jim White
Rick Baker
Richard Wolf
November 8,1973 memo from Clarence Kelly requesting information
on Directors of each AiM Chapter in country.
[ The rest of the index - nearly six hundred lines - have been removed. ]