From gars@speakeasy.org Wed Aug 6 21:46:24 2003 Date: 6 Aug 2003 02:03:17 -0000 From: Gary Night Owl To: Internet Recipients of Wotanging Ikche Subject: Wotanging Ikche--nanews11.032 _ __ _____ __ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ ' ) / / ') / / ) ' ) ) / ) / ' ) ) / ) / / / / / / /--/ / / / ___ / / / / ___ (_(_/ (__/ ( / (_ / (_ (___/ '__/_ / (_ (___/ ' ____ _ , ___ _ , ___ / ' ) / / ) ' ) / / ' VOLUME 11, ISSUE 032 / /-< / /--/ /-- __/_ / ) (___/ / ( (___, WOTANGING IKCHE - Lakota - Common News Wotanging Ikche and Native American News Copyright c. 1996-2003 nanews.org Aboriginal/AmerIndian Perspective about the First Nations of Turtle Island August 9, 2003 Yuchi tseneaga/dog days moon Western Cherokee galohni/end of the fruit or drying up moon +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Much more happens in Indian Country than is reported | | in this weekly newsletter. 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It is what is in the heart. The love for the land, the respect for it, those who inhabit it, and the respect and acknowledgement of the spirits and elders. That is what it is to be Indian." __ White Feather, Navajo +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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 +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Journey | In the summer and early fall | The Bloodline | of 1998 the Treaty Unity Riders | | rode a thousand miles on horse- | For all that live and live by law | back, carrying a staff and | We Stand, we Call, We Ride | praying each step of the way. | For All that fear and fear by sight | | We Hear, we Listen, we Ride | These prayers were offered for | For all that pray and pray by strength| each of us, and that the Unity | We Feel, we Move, we Ride | of all Peoples might happen. | For all that die and die by greed | | We Hurt, we Cry, we Ride | Tatanka Cante forwarded this | For all that birth and birth by right | poem on behalf of all the Unity | We Smile, we Hold, we Ride | Riders that we might stop and | For all that need and need by heart | ask if the next words we say, the | We Came, we Went, we Rode. | next act we make is for the good | | of the People or is it from ego | Treaty Unity Riders | for self. +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ O'siyo Brothers and Sisters! Unless you just stepped off the face of Earth last week you know there was an unwarranted raid on the Narragansett smoke shops. Things got nasty and more than a little extra force was used. - If you do need to catch up please read "Campbell sickened by Raid of Narragansett" in last week's issue or "Narragansett: Problems since the Mayflower" in this issue. ---- Here's a big surprise headline for you from "The Providence Journal"... August 04, 2003 R.I. police clear selves in smoke shop raid Rhode Island State Police "acted appropriately" during the July 14 raid of the Narragansett Tribe's smoke shop, an internal report concludes. The report says state troopers were within the law in carrying out a search warrant on the reservation. It doesn't fault the police for the violence that occurred as a result of the raid, saying that tribal members resisted. Gov. Donald Carcieri (R) says he told the police to withdraw from the scene if they encountered resistance. The report doesn't determine why the order was not followed. ---- Will everyone reading this who is even remotely surprised these gestapo- like tactics would be found appropriate by the same state police who performed the raid please go to the hospital nearest you (IHS hospitals excluded) and request a brain scan. Yours is missing. In the good old bad old days a win by the US calvary was a "Victory". A win by the Indians was a "Bloody Massacre". Some things, like dominant society anal-retentive attitudes, just don't change. Dohiyi Ani Oginalii , , Gary Night Owl gars@nanews.org (*,*) P. O. Box 672168 gars@speakeasy.org (`-') Marietta, GA 30008, U.S.A. ===w=w=== ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ---------- - Narragansett: - Coeur d'Alene Water Quality Problems since the Mayflower - Osage gain Major - Court rejects quick decision Land Claim Victory on Wampanoags - Suit filed - Superfund Site on Leech Lake for Residential School Abuses still a Threat - BIA Agent fights Sexual Abuse - Report: Feds underfund Indians in Indian Country - Pipeline Company - How did Spiritual Leader wants Reservation Land Condemned end up in Hospital - Utility drops Plans for Coal Mine - Native Prisoner - Woman Fire Starter -- Native American stabbed wants Civil Case dismissed -- NAPS Statement - Apache Timber Business -- Merced Sun Atwater Article escapes damage in 2nd Fire -- Modesto Bee Atwater Article - Questions in crime-torn Browning -- Arizonan found dead in cell - American Indians' Health -- Prisoners in Colorado Request Problems Serious Help with the Desecration - State and Indian Officials - History: Carlisle Indian School discuss Health Issues - Rustywire: - Native Americans' Toe Jams & Dust In Her hair High Diabetes Rate - Poem: Oregon Vacation - Makahs make Beach Trail Official - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Totem Pole being refurbished - American Indian Cable Network - Indians from U.S., Mexico Tribes - APTN Nightly Newscast in Sacred Run boosts its Numbers - Salmon Ruin Reunion - This Week on First Peoples TV - Pressure Building - Tribes: Energy Plan to Settle Indian Lawsuit for Reservations goes too Far - Indian Trust Fund Case - Wind Powering Native America taking Toll - Kahnawake conducting Wind Study - Menominee Tribal Firefighters - Blackfeet Tribe join Montana Battle harnesses Wind Power --------- "RE: Narragansett: Problems since the Mayflower" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:45:49 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NARRAGANSETT http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.theday.com/eng/web/~B4C7-951CCB64A80F `We've Had Problems Since The Mayflower' By KAREN FLORIN Day Staff Writer Published on 8/3/2003 The Narragansett Indians opened a smoke shop on their Charlestown, R.I., reservation last month, knowing the state considered it illegal for the tribe to sell tax-free cigarettes. Two weeks earlier, the Shinnecock Indian Nation broke ground on a casino in Southampton, Long Island, without federal, state or local approval. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, who built a shed for their shellfishing business on their reservation without obtaining local permits, is engaged in a legal battle in Martha's Vineyard. It might look like the Summer of American Indian Resistance in the Northeast, with tribes and government officials clashing over everything from water rights and zoning ordinances to cigarettes and gambling. But Indian leaders say they are simply exercising their sovereign rights, not brazenly defying the law. They say such conflicts have occurred since Europeans arrived in the United States. "For it to be an act of defiance we would be acknowledging the position the state has taken, that we have no rights," said Randy R. Noka, first councilman for the federally recognized Narragansetts. He, his wife, Bella, and their son, Norman, were arrested along with five others when tribal members tried to stop state police from raiding the smoke shop on July 14. His daughter, Chali, was injured in the melee. "We had a feeling we would be challenged by the state," Councilman Hiawatha Brown said a day later. "We had no idea we would be storm-trooped." Outraged by the way their leaders and family members were treated, tribal members who witnessed the raid or gathered at the smoke shop in its aftermath evoked events that have scarred Narragansett people over the centuries. They recalled the Great Swamp Massacre of 1675, an attack on Narragansett women and children and elders, and harked back to the federal government's effort to detribalize them in 1880. They see the history of oppression extending to 1996 when the late U.S. Sen. John Chaffee attached a provision to an unrelated bill that requires the Narragansetts to get state and local approval to open a casino. "Folks have to realize, it wasn't an isolated event, the troopers storming the reservation that Monday," said Noka. "It's an ongoing history. It's the stories you heard or read when you grew up, stories your grandparents and great-grandparents told." Kurt Jordan, a lecturer in the American Indian program at Cornell University, said it is important to talk about things that happened 400 or 500 years ago. "That's one of the things we think of as being a luxury, sitting on a beach reading about Thomas Jefferson," he said. "But it's one of the things that's vitally important." The legal framework set during the earliest interactions between Indians and Europeans is still pervasive and still fundamental to the modern relations, Jordan said. "It was originally constructed in a nation-to-nation way, a peer relationship from the very beginning done on a government-to-government basis," he said. "Basically the natives assert today that nothing has changed and that is the basis of sovereignty." Still, the relationship between states and tribes remains a gray area in many ways, with contradictory court decisions and selective reading of precedent-setting cases, Jordan said. If native sovereignty is increased, states usually feel the brunt. "There's no clear cut way to proceed," he said. - - - - In the weeks leading up to the smoke shop raid, the state legislature failed to authorize a fall referendum for the Narragansetts' proposed casino in West Warwick. Gov. Donald L. Carcieri met with Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas and visited the reservation, saying he wanted to help the tribe improve its financial situation. He set up a meeting with his economic development team. Carcieri warned Thomas there would be problems if the tribe opened the smoke shop. "We've had problems since the Mayflower," the chief told the governor. In the aftermath of the raid, one man screamed he would be willing to die to protect the tribe's sovereignty. A woman brought up the hundreds of Sioux killed at Wounded Knee in 1890. There was talk of smallpox-infected blankets being distributed to Indians during the French & Indian War. But over the next couple of days, Thomas and other tribal leaders were emphasizing that the tribe would wage its battle in the courts. "They tried to incite us to react violently," said Medicine Man Lloyd G. "Running Wolf" Wilcox. "My people were wonderful. They defended the women and children. They didn't return aggression with aggression ... not this time." Thomas met with the governor briefly to "calm things down." At the smoke shop, tribal members discouraged television crews from interviewing a visiting member of the Wampanoag tribe who implied it would take a bullet to stop him from defending his fellow Indians. At a unity rally, the chief sachem told a large crowd that the intention was unity and peace, "and if those aren't your intentions, you took a wrong turn somewhere." Still, tribal members said they would never forget July 14. "It's how the troopers came in and how they manhandled and physically abused people," Noka said. "How can you possibly put your hands on the leader of a nation like they did that day?" Carcieri has appointed an independent commission to review the smoke shop incident. Last week, he received a report on the incident that he had requested from State Police Col. Stephen Pare. The report, released Friday, said troopers acted appropriately during the raid. The incident developed into a major headache for the first-term governor, who opposes casino development in Rhode Island. If the state was to vote today, many tribal members feel residents would approve the Narragansett gaming facility. Listening to Rhode Island residents debate the smoke shop issue on talk radio, Noka said only a few thought the state police raid was a good idea. "They must have hooded sheets in their closet," he said of those callers. - - - - Cigarette taxes have long been a point of contention between tribes and states, and the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the issue three times. In general, Indian law experts say, Indians are supposed to tax cigarettes sold to non-Indians on their reservations unless they manufactured the tobacco products themselves. Some tribes enter into revenue-sharing agreements with states, just as they do for gambling, but states have a hard time collecting taxes from those tribes that have no agreements. Charles K. Smith II, chairman of the Shinnecock Indian Nation board of trustees, sees a parallel between his tribe and the Narragansetts. "We're both in stages of economic development and on the road to self- reliance," Smith said. "As it is, we get reluctance by the state and they're fighting us. New York State is fighting the Shinnecock, and Rhode Island is fighting the Narragansett. Both nations are charged by the government to become self-sufficient, self-reliant. And when we try to do that ... " The Shinnecocks, backed by Oklahoma developer Ivy K. Ong, broke ground on a casino in Hampton Bays on June 30. The town and state quickly sued them, and the tribe is, for the time being, obeying a temporary restraining order. The matter is in federal court. Shinnecock leaders objected to one newspaper's characterization that the tribe had "thumbed its nose" at the government. "We were just exercising our sovereignty," Smith said. "We have a right to do that. We own the land. The government doesn't have a right to tell us what we can do on our land. We have been giving the government courtesy by responding to their temporary restraining orders. We haven't broken any of those restraining orders. Out of courtesy we're dong that, but we still have the right. " The 1,500-member tribe is not federally recognized. They started the process in 1978 but only just completed their application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Smith said it is "almost an insult" that they are asked to prove their identity. "We're extending ourselves as a courtesy for the government to acknowledge us as an Indian Nation," said Smith. "As far as we're concerned when they started the federal recognition policy, they forgot to include us and recognize us at that point. We have been here always and we have been on our original land before there was a U.S. government." Individual tribal members sell tobacco at three shops on the reservation, enterprises that Smith said benefit the tribe only slightly. One shop pays a lease and the others donate to different organizations on the reservation. When the first shop opened in 1983, local police tried to shut it down, Smith said, but "they were stopped by tribe members, then state police." Elsewhere in New York, the Seneca and Mohawk tribes have had tense and sometimes violent encounters with the state throughout the year. Individual members continue to sell tobacco, and the state government continues its efforts to collect taxes. Ten years ago in Connecticut, the state tried to stop Golden Hill Paugussett War Chief Moonface Bear from selling cigarettes out of the Colchester reservation. Indians armed with AK-47s held off state police for months. Moonface Bear eventually surrendered and was arrested, but state police never entered the reservation, and the war chief died of leukemia before his trial. During the same summer of 1993, Eastern Pequot member Mark R. Sebastian was arrested for trying to block a North Stonington road crew from fixing a road on the reservation because he feared the roadwork would damage significant archaeological sites. He ultimately pleaded guilty to creating a public disturbance and paid a fine. He appealed the jurisdiction issue to the state Supreme Court and lost. Today, both Connecticut tribes are trying to open casinos, a step that requires cooperation with, and from, local, state and federal officials. The outcome remains unclear. John Peters, executive director of the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs and a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag, put Indian "acts of resistance" in historical perspective. Indians have put up with a lot over the years, he said, harking back to the so-called "Mashpee Revolt" of 1830. "They would hire people from the surrounding towns to come down and cut our wood while our people sat and had no employment," he said. After complaining to the court and getting no response, tribal members stopped the workers from cutting wood and sent them off. There was no bloodshed, Peters said, but "maybe some egos lost." "It was treated as if it was a violent incident," he said. "The idea that the natives would actually revolt and tell you, `You can't do this.'" Copyright c. 1998-2003 The Day Publishing Co. --------- "RE: Court rejects quick decision on Wampanoags" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:45:49 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="WAMPANOAGS" http://www.projo.com/ap/ma/1059780008.htm Court rejects quick decision on Wampanoags By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a lower court ruling giving the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs one year to make a decision on the Mashpee Wampanoags' petition for federal recognition as an Indian tribe. In its ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals said the district court was wrong to disregard BIA's "first-come, first-served" procedure, that has kept the Wampanoags waiting for a decision since 1996. The court returned the case to U.S. District Court, "for a full and fresh evaluation of whether the delay Mashpee is encountering should be deemed 'unreasonable."' Mashpee Wampanoag President Glenn Marshall said the decision was "somewhat frustrating, but fair." And he added, "the process for recognition has been a learning experience if nothing else. It has taught us patience." In the ruling, the appeals court said the lower court should not have deemed the delay unreasonable without fully considering the BIA's limited resources. The bureau has consistently complained about the lack of staff to review tribes' petitions for recognition, and Congress has conducted a number of hearings on the matter. The appeals court also said the lower court must also consider that other tribes waiting for decisions would be affected if one group is moved to the front of the line. The December 2001 district court ruling ordered the BIA to make a preliminary decision in six months, and a final determination in a year. The Mashpee Wampanoag first filed for recognition 20 years ago, but did not file the final, completed petition until January 1996. Tribes seek federal recognition because it allows them to receive federal funding, and also opens the door for possible casino gaming. The Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha's Vineyard is Massachusetts' only federally recognized tribe. They have tried to open a casino, but have been blocked by political opposition. Copyright c. 2003 The Providence Journal, Belo Interactive, Inc. --------- "RE: Superfund Site on Leech Lake still a Threat" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:45:49 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LEECH LAKE HEALTH RISKS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/6446928.htm HEALTH RISKS: Report shows Superfund site on Leech Lake still a threat Experts suggest people living or working near the site are probably being exposed to toxic chemicals Associated Press August 3, 2003 MINNEAPOLIS - A Superfund site on the Leech Lake (Minn.) Indian Reservation was not properly cleaned up, according to a new report from the University of Minnesota. The university put together panels of experts who reviewed existing data regarding the former St. Regis Paper Co. wood treatment plant in Cass Lake, Minn., and concluded there are still human and environmental health risks at the site. "The panels of experts found evidence to suggest that some contaminants are moving off of the site to areas that could cause human and ecological health risks," the report concludes. "The panels of experts also found evidence that people living or working near the site are probably being exposed to toxic chemicals at levels higher than what is considered protective of human health. This is especially important for children who live and play near the site." Groundwater issues The panel investigating groundwater issues recommended studying groundwater contaminant flow patterns to protect nearby wells and Cass Lake. The human health risk panel urged that steps - such as closing the area - be taken to minimize exposure of children to the site. The ecological risk panel concluded that monitoring at the site was inadequate to determine ecological impacts and that more monitoring is needed. Carl Richards, a biology professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth who helped oversee the study, said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the company that owns the site didn't do enough to protect public health. Project collaborators The project was a collaboration between the University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program, the University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute and the Leech Lake Tribal Council. The St. Regis area near downtown Cass Lake has been a Superfund site since 1984. The plant operated from 1957 until 1985. The site is now owned by International Paper Co. Federal officials told residents on the Leech Lake Reservation in October that the site has tested positive for elevated levels of dioxin and may still be a health hazard. The EPA recommended at that time that people eat no more than 12 meals per year of whitefish from Pike Bay and Cass Lake. The fish should be skinned and the fat removed before cooking. During cooking, care should be taken to drain the fat away from the fish and other foods prepared alongside. The tribe now is working with the EPA, the Minnesota Department of Health and the MPCA to negotiate with International Paper on a plan for emergency soil removal and more soil sampling. Copyright c. 2003 the Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright c. 2003 Grand Forks Herald. --------- "RE: Report: Feds underfund Indians" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:45:49 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="FUNDING INEQUITIES" http://www.argusleader.com/news/Mondayarticle1.shtml Report: Feds underfund Indians Peter Harriman Argus Leader published: 8/4/2003 Inequities a 'civil-rights crisis' for Native Americans, commission says In 125 pages, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has enumerated specifically a state of affairs people throughout Indian Country have long known anecdotally. The report, "A Quiet Crisis, Federal Funding and Unmet Needs in Indian Country," released July 18, discloses a comprehensive array of underfunded federal programs. "For example, the federal government's rate of spending on health care for Native Americans is 50 percent less than for prisoners or Medicaid recipients, and 60 percent less than is spent annually on health care for the average American," the report notes. "Underfunding violates the basic tenets of the trust relationship between the government and Native peoples and perpetuates a civil rights crisis in Indian Country," the report continues. American Indian Movement co-founder Clyde Bellecourt says, "This is nothing new to me. It's been that way for years." Mary Frances Berry, chairwoman of the civil rights commission, says the report enlightened commissioners. "We felt, based on what the staff told us and what we saw in Indian Country, that we would probably find significant disparities. They were much worse than anybody imagined." The report focused on federal appropriations for fiscal 1998-03 as well as 2004 requests. The agencies reviewed were the Department of the Interior and its Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of Education and Department of Agriculture. "So far, government officials do not deny the programs are inadequately funded. The data came from the agencies themselves," Berry said. Commissioner Elsie Meeks of Interior, an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, pushed for the report. She was appointed to the commission by President Clinton in 1999. Meeks was pleased with the report. "I know the commission does good work," she said. "This was a very thorough report and exceeded my expectations." Meeks plans to bring its findings directly to the attention of Sen. Tim Johnson and Sen. Minority Leader Tom Daschle, who nominated her for the commission post. Daschle is running for re-election next year. To this point, though, the report is just beginning to get on the radar of federal lawmakers. Berry believes it will be a good foundation document when the commission convenes a hearing on Indian health care issues similar to the hearing it held in Rapid City in 1999 on discrimination against Indians by law enforcement officers. The health care hearing will probably take place in October in the Southwest, although no date or location has yet been set. "We want to get some reaction to these numbers," Berry said of the report. Overall, the report found spending for federal programs targeted to Indians, adjusted for inflation, increased by 55 percent in the years of the study while overall federal spending rose 46.7 percent. However, while the rate of increase was greater for Indian programs than for general spending, the amount of money directed to Indians was so small as to comprise only 0.4 percent of total government spending in 1993. Even with the increase, that had climbed to only 0.5 percent in 2003 - "not a significant increase by federal budget standards," the report notes. Also, the Indian population has grown faster than the U.S. population as a whole, and its needs have badly outstripped the rate of increase in federal spending. While per-capita spending on Indians was just over $3,000 in 1995, compared to nearly $4,000 for the general population, by 2000, per-capita federal spending on Indians had nearly leveled off, but it had climbed to $4,500 for the general population. The result is, according to the report: * A life expectancy for Indians nearly six years less than any other population group. * A housing shortage in which 40 percent of reservation housing is considered inadequate, compared to 6 percent nationwide. * Per-capita spending on law enforcement that is only 60 percent of the national average, resulting in Indians being twice as likely as any other racial and ethnic group to be crime victims. * Indian students scoring lower than any other population group in basic levels of reading, math and history. * Less money for rural economic development and farm and business subsidies on reservations than elsewhere. * Indians being twice as likely at any given time to face hunger and food insecurity as the general population. Berry pointed out that "the disparities are much greater than in other kinds of programs targeted at specific groups. "My own view is it is the result of politics and the way Indians are viewed," she said. "The relationship with the federal government is determined and perceived by the political clout of a community. The perception is that Native Americans do not have political clout to force politicians to pay attention to their needs." Bellecourt would agree. "I hope something like this wakes up government officials and those in charge of appropriations," he said. "But unless we in leadership put up a fuss, have a Longest Walk or demonstrate, that's the only thing that opens eyes." Both Bellecourt and Berry pointed to a report finding that while federal spending on all Indians was inadequate, it falls especially short for Indians living off reservations, in urban areas. "Just because we're not on the reservation doesn't mean we lose our status as Indians," said Bellecourt, an enrolled member of northern Minnesota's Anishinabe Nation living in Minneapolis. "We do not become a non-Indian when we cross the line, yet we've allowed the BIA to operate that way for years." Meeks said the report "opens everyone's eyes a little more. "Basically, the commissioners realize Indian Country has dire needs," she said. "This gives them the specifics. I think it will give a lot of other groups specifics." Reach Peter Harriman at 575-3615. Copyright c. 2003 Argus Leader. All rights reserved --------- "RE: Pipeline Company wants Reservation Land Condemned" --------- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 20:04:27 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="FORT HALL" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.spokesmanreview.com/~cat=section.Tribal_news Pipeline company wants reservation land condemned Associated Press July 30, 2003 BLACKFOOT, Idaho - A Utah company transporting natural gas through a pipeline across southeastern Idaho's Fort Hall Indian Reservation wants a federal judge to condemn the land crossed by the line. Northwest Pipeline, a Salt Lake City-based subsidiary of The Williams Companies Inc. in Oklahoma, turned to condemnation after attempts to resolve disputes over leasing the acreage failed. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill scheduled a hearing next week in Pocatello on the petition. The suit was initiated after Fort Hall Agency Superintendent Eric LaPointe declared in 1999 that the company was trespassing on the 10 miles of reservation land its pipeline crossed. He claimed the company added to the line without revising the existing right-of-way lease. LaPointe gave Northwest Pipeline 30 days to reach an agreement with landowners on a lease for the new easement conditions or remove the pipeline. Both the Bureau of Indian Affairs regional office in Portland and the Interior Department's Board of Indian Appeals in Washington, D.C., upheld LaPointe's determination over the next several years. That prompted Northwest Pipeline to pursue the condemnation petition in federal court. About 10 percent of the 75-foot-wide right-of-way is owned by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes while about 200 individuals have ownership of the rest of the land. Bureau of Indian Affairs officials contend Northwest Pipeline has been trespassing since 1992 when it installed a 23-inch loop over the same right-of-way its main 22-inch pipeline covered. Copyright c. 2003, the Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright c. 2003, The Spokesman-Review. --------- "RE: Utility drops Plans for Coal Mine" --------- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:13:17 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SACRED ZUNI LAKE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.santafenewmexican.com/main.asp~ArticleID=30910 Utility Drops Plans for Coal Mine By BEN NEARY | The New Mexican August 5, 2003 An Arizona utility company on Monday abandoned plans to develop a huge coal strip mine in western New Mexico. Salt River Project, a utility company that provides power to Phoenix, says its decision to abandon the proposed Fence Lake Mine is the result of securing cheaper, cleaner coal in Wyoming. But Salt River Project's decision also comes at a time when its New Mexico mine project - in the works since the 1980s - faces increasing opposition from Indian tribes and environmental groups. Most members of New Mexico's congressional delegation wrote to federal regulators this summer expressing concern that the mine project not be allowed to harm a salt lake near the mine that is sacred to Zuni Pueblo and other tribes. Whatever the utility's reasons for abandoning the mine project, Gov. Bill Richardson sees the decision as a positive development. "I think it's important to protect the Native American religious sites," he said. But others say the utility's decision to abandon the 18,000-acre mine project is grim economic news for New Mexico. The announcement is welcome news to the Zuni Pueblo, which has fought the mine for years. "It's a tremendous victory for all Indian tribes concerned with sacred sites issues," Zuni Councilman Dan Simplicio said Monday. "It's been a tremendous and costly battle, and I'm glad it's over." Gov. Bill Richardson said Monday that he sees Salt River Project's decision to abandon the project as a positive development. "I think it's important to protect the Native American religious sites," he said. But others say the utility's decision to abandon the 18,000-acre mine project is grim economic news for New Mexico. The project had promised to employ 175 miners - with an annual payroll of about $13 million - and pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the state in royalties and other payments, the company says. Pat Lyons, New Mexico commissioner of public lands, on Monday said the utility's decision will hurt rural New Mexico. His office administers the state permanent fund that holds royalty payments from mining projects on public lands and disburses money for education and other programs. "It's a big blow," Lyons said. "The economic impact on this over 30 years would bring in over one-half billion dollars, and it includes payroll and severance tax. It's just a shame something like this can happen." In a news release, Salt River Project said the company's board of directors voted Monday to negotiate the purchase of coal from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming for its coal-fired generating station in St. John's, Ariz. The company had planned to develop a rail line to carry coal from the New Mexico mine to the plant, just across the state line. Current coal prices make conditions favorable to the utility to purchase coal from Wyoming rather than operate its own mine, the company said. "The coal market is very competitive at this time," said David Areghini, the company's associate general manager of power, construction and engineering. "We believe SRP's customers will not only save money but that environmental and operations benefits will be realized by entering into a new coal contract now instead of opening Fence Lake." In a telephone interview Monday, Bob Barnard, Fence Lake Project manager for the utility in Phoenix, said Wyoming coal is cleaner than the coal from the New Mexico site. That will make it easier for the company to meet federal air-quality standards, he said. Barnard said he couldn't identify the entity with which the utility is negotiating for the Wyoming coal. Over the 40-year production life of Fence Lake Mine, Barnard said, royalties to the state of New Mexico were estimated to be roughly $100 million, and taxes and other costs paid to the state would amount to another $100 million. Asked how the decision to abandon the mine project would affect New Mexico, Barnard said, "That's outside my ability to predict. The effect on New Mexico will be that they won't have those jobs, that coal won't be developed and they won't have those revenues. What the effect will be will be best determined by the New Mexico legislators and governmental entities that deal with those things." Salt River Project primarily based its decision to abandon the mine project on cost and coal quality, Barnard said, but the recent letter from New Mexico's congressional delegation "didn't help to keep the mine open." Opposition from Zuni Pueblo and other tribes didn't help the project either. "Throughout this project, SRP has been very concerned with, and has made every effort to be sensitive to and accommodate the concerns of the tribes," Barnard said. "We've gone much further than others have. Their resistance didn't help to keep the mine open. But again, it was not the primary factor." The utility company intends to surrender its leases and permits back to state and federal regulators, Barnard said. The company intends to develop a plan for wrapping up its New Mexico operations, he said. Though Barnard said he had no precise figure for how much the company has invested in the Fence Lake Project, he said it's been several million dollars. David Cunningham, a Santa Fe lawyer, represented Zuni Pueblo in challenging Salt River Project's applications for state and federal mining permits. "This is a great victory for Zuni and the other tribes and pueblos who supported Zuni," Cunningham said Monday. "It is also a tribute to the teamwork of the various Zuni tribal councils and the numerous individuals at Zuni and the various individuals and lawyers who worked very hard to make this happen. It is a fair and just result." Lawyer Paul Bloom also represented Zuni Pueblo, concentrating on water issues, which presented the mining company with perhaps its greatest obstacles. When the federal government granted the company a mine permit last year, it specified that the company couldn't use any water from one aquifer in the region and specified that before using any water from the other major aquifer, the Atarque, it would have to show that pumping wouldn't hurt the salt lake. "It's gratifying to learn that the company has given up the attempt," Bloom said Monday. "Zuni has been absolutely convinced that pumping the Atarque Aquifer for the Fence Lake Mine would be a deadly threat to the Zuni Salt Lake." Simplicio, the Zuni Pueblo councilman, said the pueblo's efforts to stop the mine have raised cultural awareness of the Zuni people and surrounding tribes. "The awakening we had for the past two years was really strong," he said. "It awakened our powers of spiritual belief." Copyright c. 2003 The Santa Fe New Mexican, All Rights Reserved --------- "RE: Woman Fire Starter wants Civil Case dismissed" --------- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:13:17 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CHEDISKI FIRE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.signonsandiego.com/20030804-1839-wst-firestarter-tribe.html Woman who started part of mammoth fire wants civil case dismissed By Jacques Billeaud ASSOCIATED PRESS August 4, 2003 PHOENIX - A woman who started part of the largest wildfire in Arizona history asked a tribal judge to dismiss a civil case filed by an American Indian tribe that suffered huge losses in the blaze. A lawyer for Valinda Jo Elliott said Monday that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can't pursue its civil complaint against her because it doesn't have jurisdiction over her. The law generally prohibits tribes from filing civil cases in tribal court against people who aren't Indians, said Kevin O'Grady, one of Elliott's lawyers. While there are a few exceptions to the rule, none apply to Elliott, who isn't an Indian, O'Grady said. David Osterfeld, an attorney for the tribe, didn't return phone calls Monday seeking comment. The tribe can't file criminal charges against Elliott but maintains it can bring a civil case against her in White Mountain Apache Tribal Court for starting a blaze that merged into last summer's Rodeo-Chediski fire. The fire burned 469,000 acres, destroyed 491 homes and forced the evacuation of 30,000 people in eastern Arizona. It also charred sacred Apache sites and accelerated the expected demise of the White Mountain Apaches' timber industry, which provides 60 percent of the tribe's income. Authorities say the Rodeo fire was started by part-time firefighter Leonard Gregg, a tribal member who faces trial on federal criminal charges. Elliott, who was lost on White Mountain Apache land for two days, started the Chediski half of the fire as she tried to get the attention of a television news helicopter. The helicopter rescued Elliott but the fire later grew out of control. Elliott, 32, wasn't criminally prosecuted for starting the fire because federal prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence of criminal intent on her part. The tribe alleges Elliott disobeyed an executive order banning nearly all people from certain areas of the reservation because of extreme fire danger. If she loses in tribal court, the tribe said Elliott could face up to $4, 500 in fines. She also could be fined for the cost of rehabilitation of the burned land, all expenses associated with the Chediski fire and for punitive damages, the tribe said. Copyright c. 2003 Union-Tribune Publishing Co./San Diego, CA. --------- "RE: Apache Timber Business escapes damage in 2nd Fire" --------- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 13:20:01 -0400 From: moonotter Subj: White Mountain Apache Reservation timber business escapes heavy damage in second fire Mailing List: NA Advocate http://www.sfgate.com/~/archive/2003/07/31/state1923EDT7604.DTL Reservation timber business escapes heavy damage in second fire MICHELLE RUSHLO, Associated Press Writer Thursday, July 31, 2003 PHOENIX (AP) -- Relieved officials of the White Mountain Apache Tribe say a fast-moving wildfire in mid- July apparently did little damage to the valuable stands of ponderosa pine trees that make up the tribe's economic mainstay. "We were able to stop the fire before it got into the timber trees," said Fred von Bonin, presale supervisory forester with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. That's particularly important because the tribe is still recovering from a huge wildfire that badly wounded its timber industry last summer. Logging and milling provide 60 percent of the eastern Arizona tribe's income and have been its mainstay for decades. But last year, the Rodeo-Chediski fire blackened 270,000 acres on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation -- more than half of the 469,000 acres the fire would eventually damage. That left the tribe scrambling to salvage what it could. Then while the Fort Apache Timber Co. was running double shifts to process that wood, lightning started the new wildfire east of the Rodeo- Chediski burn area on July 13. The Kinishba fire spread quickly, eventually charring 24,700 acres and threatening to destroy more valuable trees. But because the fire started in juniper and pinon trees and summer rains helped douse the flames, firefighters were able to contain the blaze before it charred large sections of ponderosa pines near the tribal capital of Whiteriver. "It really didn't have a huge effect on the timber base," said von Bonin. Of the acreage burned by the Kinishba fire, only 3,500 acres are being considered for salvage logging operations, he said. If the tribe decides to run a salvage operation, it will probably only yield about 6 million board feet, von Bonin said. By comparison, 100 million board feet already have been harvested from the Rodeo-Chediski area, and operations are continuing. Next week, Mary Classay, Fort Apache Timber's manager, and forest officials from the BIA and the tribe plan to examine the potentially salvageable areas from the new fire. "It may not be worth our while," she said. Meanwhile, the tribe's two mills are still processing logs salvaged from the Rodeo-Chediski area, an operation that is quickly winding down as the wood deteriorates. The tribe had planned to continue salvage operations through October, but summer rains, which helped contain the Kinishba fire, have accelerated the growth of a fungus that makes the wood less valuable. Classay said the salvage efforts may end early because the market for the wood is poor. "It's very difficult at this time." Copyright c. 2003 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright c. 2003 San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Communications Inc. --------- "RE: Questions in crime-torn Browning" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:45:49 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MEETING" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.greatfallstribune.com/news/stories/20030803/localnews/1366.html Federal law officials field barrage of questions in crime-torn Browning U.S. attorney defends system, but listens too By KAREN OGDEN Tribune Regional Editor BROWNING - Back in 1988, Marilyn St. Germaine offered to help the FBI bust a cocaine dealer in her hometown of Browning, on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. But the agent told her that the operation wasn't big enough to warrant a full-fledged investigation, she says. Fifteen years later, St. Germaine is angry as she watches new drugs take an even worse toll on her people. Home on vacation from Alameda, Calif., she was among a large crowd gathered Tuesday for a rare, face-to-face meeting with federal prosecutors and an FBI director responsible for fighting crime on Montana's reservations. "Everyone knows how sad the problem is here," St. Germaine told the federal officials. "You came in and did some things, but it's still here." In a tour of Montana's seven reservations over the past two weeks, U.S. Attorney William "Bill" Mercer and his colleagues sat down with citizens for candid conversations about crime and punishment in Indian Country. In Browning, where law and order are a hot-button issue lately, the evening meeting stretched almost five hours. The Bureau of Indian Affairs forcefully took over the tribe's police force in February, citing mismanagement, poor training and political problems that jeopardized public safety. Fed-up tribal members like St. Germaine vented their frustration with stubborn crime problems on the reservation, namely drugs and sex crimes. "Our reservation is overrun by drugs, and we have ... people going to the emergency room every weekend overdosing," said Marlene Augare, office manager at the Glacier Reporter newspaper. But some of the most impassioned dialogue was on the thorny issue of jurisdiction: what the federal government has the power to do -- and what it can't do -- to enforce the law in Indian Country. Different rules The series of public meetings, which wrapped up on the Fort Peck Reservation Thursday, are a first, Mercer said. He urged participants to ask questions and let federal officials know if they have crime concerns that aren't being addressed. With him were Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thaggard, who prosecutes crime on the Blackfeet Reservation, and Scott Cruse, a supervisory senior agent with the FBI. Cruse of Helena oversees the FBI office on the Blackfeet Reservation. The federal government is responsible for investigating and prosecuting major crimes on Indian reservations such as homicide, child abuse, drugs, felony assault and fraud. That means Native Americans accused of a crime on a reservation face a different legal climate than other Montanans. Behind closed doors One of the key differences is the relative secrecy of the federal system at the outset of a case. For example, take a person accused of assault with a weapon in Great Falls. Charges may be filed within days of the crime, even as police continue their investigation. The charges are public record and might be reported in the newspaper the next day. If the same assault were committed on a reservation, the public may not learn of charges for six months. That's because the federal government's speedy trial law guarantees the suspect a trial and an acquittal or conviction within 70 days of being formally charged. The deadline forces investigators to have all of their ducks in a row before they press charges. And before the charges are final, prosecutors must make their case in a secret proceeding before a grand jury of 22 people. As a result, Mercer often is questioned about why a suspected drug dealer, embezzler or other crime suspect appears to be walking free on the reservation with no consequences. 'We're in the game' The secrecy of the grand jury system got a black eye during the Clinton Whitewater scandal, Mercer said. But he defended the federal system at Tuesday's meeting. "You could have a system in which an attorney drew up charges without 22 independent thinkers to consider the elements of the crime and whether there are factors to support the allegations of the crime committed," he said. Once the individual is indicted by the grand jury, the charges against them are made public. Juvenile cases, however, are permanently sealed -- another circumstance that generates doubt about whether the federal government is doing its job. "To the extent that you don't think we're in the game on juvenile crime, I guarantee you that we are," Mercer said. "We just can't tell you about it." Montana prosecutions high He urged people at Tuesday's meeting to help dispel misconceptions and explain the system to others. Overall, Montana has the third- or fourth-highest number of all crime convictions in Indian Country nationwide, according to Mercer. He said his office has beefed up its crime-fighting staff from 11 lawyers when he arrived in 1994 to 21 lawyers today. Ten years ago only three prosecutors worked on Montana's seven reservations -- none of them full time, Mercer said. Today the state has five federal prosecutors dedicated entirely to reservation cases. "I think we are at a point where we have the right number (of staff) to handle the priorities of the Department of Justice in Indian Country for the first time since I've been in the office," Mercer said. He encouraged Native Americans to apply for jobs in his office. Drug problem stubborn But Mercer acknowledged that prosecutions haven't curbed the drug problem on reservations. "We don't seem to have successfully eliminated it or even reduced it," he said. Not all the responsibility lies at the federal level, he added. Though FBI agents investigate many cases, tribal police need to provide prosecutors with crime reports they can pursue. The Fort Peck Reservation, 350 miles west, is touted nationally as a model of cooperation between police and federal prosecutors. "Let me be candid with you," Mercer told Tuesday's crowd. "The law enforcement in Fort Peck is much more effective than the law enforcement here." That's largely because of cooperative efforts and agreements between the tribe and local sheriff's departments, city police, the FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Blackfeet Tribal Councilman Gordon Monroe, one of three council members present Tuesday, held up a cooperative agreement in the works with the Glacier County Sheriff's Department. "It's so easy to work in a cooperative effort, and that's what the tribe is striving for at this time is what's best for our people," Monroe said. Who's responsible? But for now, jurisdictional tangles still reign. One of the biggest shortcomings is confusion over who has authority to question and detain non-Indians who commit misdemeanors on the reservation. A non-Indian who kills someone on the reservation is tried under the federal system. But the tribal police can't detain a non-Indian who steals from a local store or commits a misdemeanor assault. Nor does the tribal court have authority to prosecute them. Glacier County Sheriff Gary Racine, one of numerous law enforcement officials at Tuesday's meeting, said he's often called to deal with such cases. But he said he's also unclear about what authority he has to intervene. "If I had a piece of paper that said we're going to do 'this, this and that,' it would make my job a lot easier," he said. Non-Indians get away Blackfeet Tribal Prosecutor Wendy Running Crane stood and told Mercer about how a New Jersey man assaulted her brother at her family's restaurant in Babb. While she tried to find and convince a law enforcement agency to respond, the man disappeared, she said. "It's sad when someone can come in here and beat up on one of our members and walk out of here and nothing happens," said Monroe, the tribal councilman. Racine suggested that the federal government appoint a magistrate to the Blackfeet Reservation who could deal with non-Indian offenders. The Fort Peck Reservation has a magistrate who works part time. Have reports, will prosecute But Mercer said Great Falls already has a magistrate who can handle such cases. Distance is the difference, he said. The Blackfeet Reservation is a roughly two-and-a-half-hour drive from Great Falls while the Fort Peck Reservation is a five-hour journey. He called the issue of arrests a "red herring." If tribal police obtain a nonmember's identification and document the circumstances of the crime, federal prosecutors will pursue it -- even if the perpetrator leaves the reservation. "We can get him," Mercer told Running Crane. He urged the Bureau of Indian Affairs police, tribal police and the Glacier County Sheriff's Office to get together and develop a plan for writing up reports on non-Indian offenders that can be forwarded to his office. They expressed interest in the idea. Fraud a top priority But Running Crane was skeptical that the U.S. Attorney's Office has the resources to take on such misdemeanor crimes. "In reality it's going to be always lowest on your list of priorities," she said. Among other things Tuesday, Mercer outlined what his office's priorities are. Terrorism, gun crime, drugs and violent crime are at the top of the list, he said. Fraud and theft from tribal governments or organizations are another focus on reservations, he said. "Those are resources that will not be available for tribal programs and the things they were intended to address," he said. Participants asked about news reports about a federal grand jury subpoena served on the tribe for information on its workers' compensation program. Tribal officials have confirmed the subpoena. Mercer declined to answer specific questions on the issue but emphasized that a grand jury subpoena does not imply guilt. Too much trauma After the meeting wound down at 10 p.m., participants said the session was productive. "It answered a lot of questions about the problems we've been having here," said Tribal Councilman William "Allen" Talks About. Clifford Tailfeathers was the other councilman present. But for St. Germaine and other concerned residents, satisfaction will come only when drugs and violence make a permanent retreat. "It's very sad to see what's happening to my people here," St. Germaine said. "There's many deaths, much trauma in my community." Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: American Indians' Health Problems Serious" --------- Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 17:51:56 -0700 From: "Chris Milda (_Akimel O`odham_)" Subj: American Indians' health problems serious (Fwd) - - - - - - -- - - - - - - Date: Friday, August 1, 2003 http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/~story_id=080103a14_indianhealth American Indians' health problems serious Poverty blamed for the disparities with white America. Gannett News Service Friday, August 1, 2003 American Indians and Alaska Natives continue to suffer sky-high rates of disease and early death from injuries, diabetes and respiratory infections, federal health officials reported yesterday. W. Craig Vanderwagen, acting chief medical officer for the federal Indian Health Service, says poverty and its associated problems, including alcoholism and little access to medical care, contribute to the lingering health disparities between white America and the native peoples of the United States. American Indians suffer a poverty rate of 26 percent, twice the national rate. "We're seeing the increasing impact of behaviors that affect health," Vanderwagen says. He cited increasing obesity, high alcoholism levels, the rise of youth gangs and the loss of cultural identity among young people. Improvements in sanitation, the control of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, and the lowering of infant and maternal mortality rates have extended the life span of American Indians from 51 years in 1940 to 71 in 1995, Vanderwagen says. But solving those problems has exposed other health issues that may be tougher to tackle. Among them: Injuries cause 75 percent of all deaths among American Indians age 19 and younger. Deaths from car crashes, pedestrian accidents, fire and drowning decreased over the last decade, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the overall death rate from preventable injuries remains nearly twice as high for native people as it is in the general population. Diabetes rates have been rising among all groups, but the disease is more than twice as common among American Indians as among adults in the whole population. Bronchial infections sent American Indian children to hospitals and doctor's offices twice as often as children in the overall population. For instance, doctor visits for bronchial infections among American Indian children under age 5 during 1999-2000 averaged 109 per 1,000, compared with 42.2 in the overall population. Possible reasons include household crowding, lack of adequate ventilation, smoke exposure and lack of breast- feeding. Cancer deaths are lower among American Indians than other racial or ethnic groups, but in some areas, notably the Northern Plains and Alaska, deaths due to lung and colon cancer were higher than in the general population. Copyright c. 2003 Tucson Citizen, All rights reserved. --------- "RE: State and Indian Officials discuss Health Issues" --------- Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 08:45:33 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HEALTH MEETING" http://www.krqe.com/pueblos-tribes/~BigLocal%5D=1050 State and Indian Officials Discuss Health Issues Santa Fe Source: AP State and tribal health officials are meeting today in Santa Fe for the first time to talk about how they can an work together to better serve Indian health needs. State Health Secretary Patricia Montoya and Indian Affairs Secretary Bernie Teba spoke to about 50 people during the one-day seminar. It's being sponsored by the New Mexico Indian Nurses Association and the state Health Department. Montoya says that in the past Indian health issues have been considered a federal responsibility. That's still true, but because health issues have no boundaries, she says the state wants to form relationships with the tribes to better address health concerns. Montoya says there's still a long way to go in improving the health status of all New Mexicans. Topics at today's meeting ranged from teen pregnancy to cancer and aids. Copyright c. 2003 KRQE News 13 - Emmis Communications. --------- "RE: Native Americans' High Diabetes Rate" --------- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 20:04:27 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DIABETES" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://story.news.yahoo.com/~/20030731/hl_nm/health_natives_dc U.S. Worried by Native Americans' High Diabetes Rate July 31, 3:05 PM ET By Paul Simao ATLANTA (Reuters) - Diabetes has reached near epidemic levels among Native American adults, and the number of preventable injury-related deaths remains disproportionately high for youth on reservations, the federal government reported on Thursday. Dr. Craig Vanderwagen, chief medical officer for the Indian Health Service, said the erosion of native culture and family support systems might be helping to fuel these worrying health trends in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. "This (fragmentation) is reflected in behaviors that really influence people's health, both very immediately in the case of youth who are involved in accidents and suicide, and in the longer haul for adults who have eating behaviors that affect their health adversely," Vanderwagen said. A total of 6.6 million people classified themselves in some way as American Indians or Alaska Natives in the 2000 U.S. Census. Although diabetes has risen throughout the United States during the past decade, the new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news - web sites) showed that natives still suffered the disease at a rate more than double other adults. The CDC, which devoted the bulk of its weekly morbidity and mortality report on Thursday to health disparities among American natives, also noted that poverty tended to be higher in these communities. An estimated 15.3 percent of American native adults had been diagnosed with the disease in 2002, according to the CDC. Approximately one-third of natives 55 years and older had the disease last year. Diabetes, which is one of the leading causes of disability and death in the nation, can lead to blindness, kidney failure, amputation of lower limbs and heart disease. A separate study published on Thursday revealed that there were 3,314 deaths due to injuries and violence among natives 19 years old and younger who lived in areas governed by the Indian Health Service between 1989 and 1998. That was about twice the rate for the same age group in the U.S. population, according to the CDC. Car accidents, suicide and murder were the leading causes of death among young natives. Copyright c. 2003 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2003 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Makahs make Beach Trail Official" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:45:49 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MAKAH RESERVATION" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001374239_shishi04m.html A new path to a piece of paradise: Makahs make beach trail official By Emily Heffter Seattle Times staff reporter Monday, August 04, 2003 MAKAH RESERVATION - A mile down the muddy trail from Washington's secluded and unsullied Shi Shi Beach, Gloria and Vinnie Vanwyen's cellphone was ringing. Grinning and flushed, with a feather tucked into her hair and mud caked on her sneakers, Gloria Vanwyen exuberantly told the caller: "You'll never guess what we're doing right now." The Vanwyens of Tucson, Ariz., are new visitors to one of the Washington coast's most scenic beaches, long the subject of backpackers' lore and word-of-mouth directions. People have trespassed to Shi Shi via an unofficial trail for decades, paying local homeowners a few bucks for a parking spot on their front lawns or in their driveways. The Makah Tribe is opening a new trail this month that will make the beach far more accessible - too accessible, say some hikers who like the beach's solitude. The signs aren't finished and the trail is still officially closed, but hikers already can leave their cars in a gravel lot by the trailhead. And instead of trespassing along an old logging road and an unmarked trail, visitors can traipse easily along a flat, cedar-planked walkway. The three-mile trail was a long-anticipated project of the Makah, who some tribal officials estimate have been working on it since the 1970s. It winds around private property owned by tribal members who wouldn't grant easements for the trail. Before now, the only alternative to the illegal route was from the south through national parkland. That two-day, 11-mile hike involves rope ladders, fording a river and following a tide chart to make it over headlands without getting stranded. The tribe hopes its new trail - now a leisurely day hike - will bring more tourists to its far-removed piece of waterfront on the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula. Tourism could bring more money and jobs to the isolated and cash-strapped tribe. The trail goes along with a revitalization plan for downtown Neah Bay, which has only a few worn-looking motels and three small restaurants - mostly catering to seasonal sport fishermen. Area tribes gave the Makah their name because of their reputation as great hosts; Makah translates to "generous with food." That reputation isn't so well-deserved now, tribal leaders admit, in part because of a water shortage that has forced them to halt all growth on the reservation. Tourists come to go fishing and to hike along the half-mile Cape Flattery trail to the state's most northwestern point, but they often spend only a day because of the lack of facilities to accommodate them in town. "We're trying to do everything we can, I wouldn't say catering to the people, but trying to meet their needs," said Makah Tribal Chairman Nathan Tyler. Making a legal route to Shi Shi Beach was an obvious step, he said. The Travel Channel recently declared Shi Shi to be one of America's top- 10 beaches. The two-mile swoop of sand meets steep, vegetation-covered cliffs at its back, adding to the beach's sense of isolation. Waves crash against headlands, and, besides the sea life in tide pools, visitors sometimes see seals and whales from shore. Most of the beach is part of Olympic National Park, but it sits between two of the Makah's five traditional village sites. The tribe probably used it for bathing and prayer, tribal historians say. "It's a special and important place," said Janine Bowechop, executive director of the Makah Cultural and Research Center. Part of the reason for the trail is just to share "a piece of the paradise that we have out here," said Alice Langebartel, realty coordinator for the tribe. That thrills visitors such as the Tucson couple with the cellphone, who learned about the trail on TV and planned their trip on the Internet. But it upsets some who liked the trail better when it was a secret. "I was very disappointed," said Robin Leonard of the Olympic Peninsula, who first visited the beach in 1979. "Hardly anybody knew about it ... and then they started running articles in newspapers," he said, adding: "It's not bad for the Makahs because it brings the tourists out here." Del Davis of Seattle has brought his 7-year-old son, Jack, to the beach for the past three years for a weeklong camping trip. The two of them set up camp under a rocky outcropping and spend their days hiking down the beach and exploring. But this year, they spent half a day cleaning up after hikers before them. The aluminum cans that littered their portion of the beach weren't the only ones. Clothes, food wrappers and other debris were evidence that the beach has been fairly heavily visited this year. But Davis said the new portion of trail made it an easier hike. The tribe spent about $215,000 in grant money on the first mile of trial, which is part cedar-lined gravel trails and part cedar-plank walkway. The final one- or two-mile portion is the same as it always has been - flat but muddy, even on dry days. The state Department of Natural Resources awarded the tribe a $167,000 grant for the trail in 1997. Later, the tribe got a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Forest Service. The tribe doesn't plan to improve the rest of the trail anytime soon. It plans a grand-opening ceremony sometime this month, and after that intends to add overflow parking to the small gravel parking lot that is already built. "I think the people are going to come no matter what," Tyler said. "There's no better place to come than here, because you've got everything here." Emily Heffter: 206-464-2420 or eheffter@seattletimes.com Copyright c. 2003 The Seattle Times Company. --------- "RE: Totem Pole being refurbished" --------- Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 08:45:33 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TLINGIT TOTEM POLE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.adn.com/alaska_ap/story/3545146p-3576205c.html Totem pole being refurbished for new installation The Associated Press JUNEAU (July 29, 4:05 p.m. ADT) - A 40-foot Auk Tribe totem pole that used to stand outside Centennial Hall in Juneau is being refurbished for its installation in the new atrium at Juneau-Douglas High School. Tlingit master carver Nathan Jackson and his wife, Dorica, are in Juneau this week. They have traveled from Ketchikan to repaint the pole they carved out of Western red cedar in 1981, and replace some pieces of the wood that had rotted. The restoration cost is being funded with $15,000 in donations. The donations come from the Downtown Juneau Rotary Club and by Juneau residents Mary Ellen Arvold and Dave Hass in memory of their daughter Elizabeth. Dorica Jackson said she and her husband have carved and painted more than 50 totems. They were at work Monday morning amid power tools and building supplies in the atrium, which has not been completed. "I'm only repairing the one part that has already rotted out," Nathan Jackson said, as he removed two of the pole-top raven's claws and smoothed the wood down with an adz. He began shaping a piece of yellow cedar to replace the claws. "In this particular case, the wood wasn't really all that great. It's going to be inside anyway, so the section I'm adding is not going to weather anymore," he said. Dorica Jackson applied new paint to the dog salmon further down the pole. The pole was commissioned by the Juneau Centennial Committee in 1981. The Jacksons cleaned and repainted it in 2000. During that visit, Nathan noticed pockets of rot from a previous insect infestation and poor wood condition. He recommended the pole be moved inside. The pole tells the story of the Yaxtetaan people who are of the raven moiety, or tribal subdivision, and come from the Dipper house, according to Jane Lindsey at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. The top figure on the pole is a raven, and below that are a few circles etched around the wood's circumference. Under that is a frog-like creature, according to Nathan Jackson, with a crown of stars representing the Big Dipper. Below the frog are a dog salmon, a weasel and the Lucky Lady, from the legend of the Aak'w people. Copyright c. 2003 The Anchorage Daily News. --------- "RE: Indians from U.S., Mexico Tribes in Sacred Run" --------- Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 17:51:56 -0700 From: "Chris Milda (_Akimel O`odham_)" Subj: Indians from U.S., Mexico tribes in Sacred Run (Fwd) - - - - - - -- - - - - - - Date: Friday, August 1, 2003 http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=080103e1_sacred_run Indians from U.S., Mexico tribes in Sacred Run Started as a protest of the telescopes on Mount Graham, the annual event honors the sacred site. GABRIELA RICO Tucson Citizen TRICIA McINROY/Tucson Citizen Friday, August 1, 2003 As more than 100 runners prepared to leave the viillage of New Pascua yesterday and head for Mount Graham, a group of Yaqui elders made one request. They wanted to walk with the runners to the edge of their tribal land. "Walk with them to the edge of the reservation, and once there, they will say, 'Go,' and then wait for you at the end," David Ramirez, vice chairman of the Pascua Yaqui tribe, told the runners. As hosts of the 10th annual Mount Graham run, the nation's elders wanted a way to participate, explained Ramirez, who is also head of the council of elders. The annual run began at dawn yesterday and included participants from several American Indian tribes throughout the country and members of Yaqui communities in Sonora, Mexico. The relay run, which included two to four runners at a time, was started to protest the construction of telescopes atop Mount Graham. It has continued as a way to honor the sacred site. "We're fighting for our sacred homeland that (ancestors) once used and that we want to use still," said Alicia Nosie, 15, an Apache runner. "It's a holy place for us to get our medicines and our blessings when we pray on the mountain." Agustin Cuncha, a member of the San Carlos Apache tribe, was pleased with all the supporters. "Everybody's happy, everybody's anxious," he said. "It's a great privilege." John Mendez of the National Council of Churches said his group participated in the run to show support. "We are convinced that in time you will win," he told the crowd. "This run, this struggle is right and is just." Even Italian citizen Giovanni Panza showed up to lend support. He said a group of citizens in Italy is making a similar run through mountains to protest the Vatican's participation in the telescope project. "The Italian people are with you," Panza said. First-time runner Valentin Gonzales, 21, made the trip from Rio Yaqui in Rahum, Son. "I want to support the indigenous people," he said. Running for the third time, Julio Pacheco, 32, from El Valle, Son., said the experiences left him "tired and pleased." A traditional Yaqui blessing was conducted before the run, and more blessings were bestowed at the three Yaqui villages in Tucson before the runners left town. The runners' goal was to reach Aravaipa Canyon before sundown to camp out. Today the group will resume the run and end up at the Treasure Park Campsite on Mount Graham for the evening. Tomorrow morning, the participants will have a closing ceremony and group blessing. Copyright c. 2003 Tucson Citizen, All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Salmon Ruin Reunion" --------- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 20:04:27 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SALMON RUIN" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.daily-times.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=46&num=1099 Salmon Ruin reunion By Carol Cohea/The Daily Times Aug 1, 2003, 10:14 BLOOMFIELD - The third Salmon Ruins/Rio Puerco Project Reunion, which begins today, has all the earmarks of a nostalgic trip back to the days when the archaeologists were young and they were eager to unlock the secrets of the past. Anyone who was involved in any capacity of either the Salmon Ruins Project or the sister project going on at the same time, the lesser-known Rio Puerco Project, or helped to establish the Salmon Ruins Museum facility or volunteered at any time over the years is invited to attend the three-day reunion, said Larry Baker, executive director of the Salmon Ruins. "These people can see what we did in the past, what we're doing today and what we'll do in the future," he said. The fee of $30 a person, $50 a couple or $10 for children six to 12 years allows attendance at events. Even the luncheon today at 11:30 a.m. hearkens back to the days of vittles at remote field camps when cooks turned out meals for a crew of more than 50. There was no electricity, no running water and refrigerators were run by propane. Dog meat was the nickname for the low-grade bologna used for sandwiches and yellow food referred to the blocks of processed cheese. "It literally said on the package `yellow food,'" Baker recalled. Spaghetti soup was a tribute to the creativity of one cook. "You knew if you had spaghetti on Thursday night, you'd have spaghetti soup on Friday for lunch," Baker said. The Saturday barbecue is part of the Salmon Project tradition. At the end of the season, the crew and residents of Bloomfield, Aztec and Farmington gathered for a barbecue. Then-San Juan County Sheriff Dan Sullivan hosted the barbecue, overseeing the cooking of the beef in a pit for three days. One of the highlights of the reunion is expected to be the ceremony celebrating the life of Eastern New Mexico University professor Cynthia Irwin-Williams, the nationally recognized and respected archaeologist who was in charge of the twin projects. "Both were started in 1970. The field season schedule was first the Puerco Project then a move to the Salmon Project. We didn't get paid. The people here in the area fed us and billeted us," Baker said. "After school was out at ENMU in May, work would begin on the Puerco. Seven weeks later, the staff, camp and crew moved to Salmon in mid-August," he said. Hundreds of people worked on the projects, Baker said. "It was truly an international crew from France, Sweden and Mexico because Irwin-Williams was an international scholar. She drew students from all across the world," he said. He has received responses to the reunion from across the world. Another high point of the reunion is the Archaeological Society of New Mexico Special Publication of "Prehistory of the Middle Rio Puerco Valley, Sandoval County, New Mexico," edited by Baker and Stephen R. Durand. It was released in May. Contributors include Baker, Linda C. Brett, Durand, Winston B. Hurst, Irwin-Williams and Fred L. Nials. It brings to life the prehistoric people and culture of the middle Rio Puerco valley, including the geology, settlement pattern, ceramics and ceramic tradition, lithic industries and resources and social interaction. Irwin-Williams' long-range goal was to take what was learned of the adaptive strategy of the prehistoric farmer and set that as a controlled comparison to the historic Spanish farmers in the area, Baker said. "She would take those data sets and develop simulation models of adaptive agriculture approaches in the same semi-arid environment. By understanding how people adapted to changes in environmental deterioration we can help people today adapt their agricultural practices with regard to advancing deserts in third world countries. It's a perfect example of how archaeology can help us today," he said. "We want to get it out to folks and make it available to the general public," he said. The writing of the manuscript is a story in itself. When Irwin-Williams, 54, died unexpectedly in June 1990 of heart and pulmonary failure, she left not only a void in the lives of her colleagues, but the unfinished, final phase of the manuscript on the prehistory of the Rio Puerco valley. "It was a tragedy for me. She was a friend, colleague and mentor," Baker said. "Several days prior to her death, Cynthia and I discussed the project, respective requirements for manuscript completion and how authors might participate given the constraints of scheduling and distances," he said. She was to write Chapter 10, discussing the data presented in relation to the theoretical model. At her memorial services, Baker made a promise that there would be a Puerco publication, but it was now up to him to administer the project, edit the manuscript and write Chapter 10. The task proved grueling and emotionally difficult. "I felt intimidated. Who was I to speak for the prestigious and internationally recognized Cynthia Irwin-Williams? I was just some student who she had seen as a good field excavator, essentially someone with good archaeology technique," he said. He also had to deal with the conflict that over the years, the understanding of the Puerco had changed and he didn't necessarily agree with the earlier theoretical model. "It took me over a year to write the 10 pages. I fulfilled the promise it would be published; but, I can't underscore enough that I couldn't have done it without Stephen's involvement and cooperation," he said. Information: (505) 632-2013. Schedule of Events Today 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - Get acquainted luncheon; 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Reunion mixer under the ramada; 3:30 p.m. -5 p.m. - Tour Salmon Ruins Museum and gain insights on the Salmon Curation Project/Save America's Treasures Grants; Saturday 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. - Memorial remembrance for Cynthia Irwin-Williams on the Salmon Ruin; 10:30 a.m.-Noon - Tour of Salmon Ruin led by Larry Baker; Noon-1:30 p.m. - Lunch under the ramada; 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. - Visit Pierre's Ruins and Twin Angles Pueblo along the Great North Road; 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. - Barbecue dinner at Salmon Ruins; 7 p.m.-Conclusion - Slides of those days featuring the crews, the parties, the archaeology; Sunday 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Travel to the Middle Rio Puerco valley; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - Picnic luncheon at Guadalupe Ruin; 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Reminisce about Puerco, talk about new Puerco research by Eastern New Mexico University; 3:30 p.m. - Conclusion, close the project. Copyright c. 2003 Farmington Daily Times, a Gannett Co., Inc. newspaper. --------- "RE: Pressure Building to Settle Indian Lawsuit" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:13:57 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TRUST SUIT" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.news-journal.com/~/Washington/AP.V6213.AP-Indian-Money.html Pressure Building to Settle Indian Lawsuit By ROBERT GEHRKE Associated Press Writer July 31, 2003 WASHINGTON (AP) - Pressure is building to settle a 7-year-old court battle between the Interior Department and American Indians who allege the government squandered proceeds from their land. "There are actually people dying waiting for their money, so we have to start moving this thing and start cutting checks," Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, said after a hearing Wednesday to explore the issue. The lawsuit stems from the Interior Department's management of oil, gas, timber and grazing royalties from Indian lands over the last century. A group of Indians sued in 1996, claiming the department misappropriated and mismanaged billions of dollars owed to the Indian landowners. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said the Interior Department had breached its trust responsibility and ordered the government to account for what should have been paid to the Indians. But in more than three years since Lamberth's ruling, little progress has been made and Lamberth is considering whether the department can meet the task. In the meantime, the lawsuit has diverted money and attention from social services for Indians, said John Berrey, chairman of the Quapaw Tribe. "The people who are really suffering from this case are the very people this case is about. My people are suffering," he said. Donald Gray, an attorney who helps rehabilitate mismanaged trusts, said the problem is that the Interior Department doesn't have the expertise to solve the problem, but both the department and Indian tribes have resisted allowing experts in the field to do the work. "We have a patient who is dying on the table," he said. "The cures are scattered around the operating room ... but nobody will let the doctor in." Gray said the Senate should appoint a team of trust experts, forensic accountants and Indian law experts who can make sense of the data available and act as mediators for the Indian claims. John Echohawk, the executive director of the Native American Rights Fund, which is representing the Indian plaintiffs, said that even though settlement talks have proven fruitless five times, the plaintiffs remain open to the prospect of a mediated settlement. He said any mediator would have to have political clout and stature to be beyond reproach and be able to keep negotiations on track. Gray suggested William Cohen, President Clinton's defense secretary and a former Republican senator who was chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee. Campbell said Cohen would be ideal. The Interior Department has said it will take five years and cost $335 million to account for all the Indian payments. Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason told the committee that, based on limited studies, the department suspects the accounts are off by a few million dollars at the most. The attorneys for the plaintiffs say $176 billion should have been paid to the Indians, and estimate that their clients could be owed tens of billions of dollars. "Our ballpark is in the low millions, based on what we know, and the plaintiffs' ballpark is $176 billion," Cason said. "It doesn't seem like we're in the same realm to begin negotiations." Copyright c. 2003 The Associated Press. Copyright c. 2003 Longview News-Journal/Cox Newspapers, Inc. --------- "RE: Indian Trust Fund Case taking Toll" --------- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 20:04:27 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DoI" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=1056004&TP=getarticle Washington Week: Indian trust fund case taking toll, expert says 2003-08-03 By Chris Casteel The Oklahoman WASHINGTON - A recurring theme in discussions about the class-action lawsuit regarding Indian trust funds is the toll it's taking on workers at the U.S. Interior Department, the main defendant in the case. At a hearing before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee last week, Donald T. Gray, a trust expert at Nixon Peabody in San Francisco, specifically mentioned the resignation of Neal McCaleb, an Oklahoman who had served as the assistant secretary for Indian affairs. "The day that Neal McCaleb resigned was one of the saddest days for me in the last four years" of following the controversy, Gray said, adding that good people were getting "savaged." McCaleb, a former transportation secretary in Oklahoma, took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2001 but announced his resignation late last year, citing the trust case as the primary reason. In September 2002, McCaleb and Interior Secretary Gale Norton were held in contempt of court by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, who accused the two of not complying with his orders in the case. The federal court of appeals overturned those contempt citations last month, saying the judge never identified any specific act whatsoever by McCaleb, who lives in Edmond. Gray said McCaleb is a man of "impeccable honesty and integrity" who would have helped Indians if given a chance. The 1996 case concerns the government mismanagement of funds held in trust for individual Indians and is now focused on how hundreds of thousands of accounts can be reconciled with some degree of accuracy. Copyright c. 2003, Produced by NewsOK/OKNEWS 9/The Oklahoman. --------- "RE: Menominee Tribal Firefighters join Montana Battle" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:13:57 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="FIREFIGHTERS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=1382275&nav=51s6HCM9 Menominee Tribal Firefighters Join Montana's Wildfire Battle By Mick Trevey Keshena - July 31, 2003 It's hot, dry and windy in Montana-- and that's not helping firefighters trying control a big blaze burning on the west side of Glacier National Park. The fire has burned more than 14,000 acres inside and outside the park. It has come within one and a-half miles of the western entrance at West Glacier. The town is mostly empty, except for emergency workers and a few dozen people who ignored an evacuation order Monday. Fire specialists are expecting wind gusts of up to 22 miles per hour. High winds can throw embers more than a half-mile and spark new spot fires. One local fire department is pitching in to help. Crews from the Menominee Tribal Enterprises Fire Department will be hard at work on that wildfire. Nine men and three fire engines left the reservation Monday afternoon and headed to Billings, Montana, where they will be dispatched to the wildfires. It's a daunting task and Montana fire crews need backup. That's where Wisconsin firefighters get involved. It's tough work but something the firefighters are looking forward to. "They need the firefighters themselves. They need as many people as possible to get the job done out west," Tony Waupochick, a Menominee Tribal Enterprises firefighter, said. Waupochick has fought fires out west before. In the next few days, he'll be put on a list of standby firefighters ready to go. He expects to be called up. "For me, it's a vacation, it's an adventure. It's some place else to go seeing the sights, seeing other parts of the country." And for the Menominee fire department, it's a way to keep skills sharp. "It's an opportunity to get good training, and individuals are able to bring training back to the reservation to benefit any firefighting efforts that occur here," Mike Schuessler of the Department of Natural Resources said. The firefighters say there is also a sense of pride in going west to fight wildfires, knowing they have done something for their country. Copyright c. 2003 WBAY/Green Bay, WI. The Associated Press contributed to this story. --------- "RE: Coeur d'Alene Water Quality" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:45:49 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="EPA/COEUR d'ALENE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.spokesmanreview.com/~Tribal_news Tribe asks EPA to treat it as a state Coeur d'Alenes looking for greater role in decisions about quality of their water Susan Drumheller Staff Writer August 2, 2003 Coeur d'Alene -The Coeur d'Alene Tribe wants control over the quality of its water, but some Benewah County residents fear that would water down their rights as citizens. The tribe has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency for "treatment in the same manner as a state" under the Federal Clean Water Act. The change wouldn't necessarily bring about noticeable differences in water regulation, but would give the tribe a central role in decisions. "It's important because it allows the tribe to protect water quality on the reservation, at least with respect to the lower third of the lake and the St. Joe River," said Eric Van Orden, attorney for the tribe. The last time the tribe made this request, its lawsuit for ownership of the southern third of Lake Coeur d'Alene was wending its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The state of Idaho and individuals objected to the application, in part because the ownership issue was unresolved, and the matter was put on hold. "We got a number of comments from the public who said they didn't think the tribe should have that authority," said Rich McAllister, an attorney with the EPA's Region 10 office. Now that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the tribe, the Coeur d'Alenes are again requesting regulatory control over water quality within reservation boundaries. If approved, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe could establish water quality standards for those waters. "Having their standards apply in Lake Coeur d'Alene is very important to the tribe," McAllister said. Treatment as a state "just recognizes the tribe's authority to have their own water quality standards," even though it might not make any tangible difference in what's enforced by the EPA on the lake, Van Orden said. The tribe has a meeting with the state DEQ on Aug. 12 to compare the its proposed water-quality standards with the state's and make sure they're consistent. Benewah County Commissioner Jack Buell is wary of the proposal. "I was very upset when we lost the lower end of the lake to the tribe, and it appears that what's going on with the tribe is what we suspected," he said. "Any more restrictions that they would put on us would probably be pretty tough to deal with." Since the tribe's lake jurisdiction was sealed by the Supreme Court in 2001, the tribe has started regulating activities on the lower third of the lake, including requiring tribal fishing licenses and permits for any docks or other encroachments. Some waterfont owners have balked at the annual encroachment fees, which are significantly higher than what the state charged. The tribe also isn't permitting new encroachments until it completes an inventory on what's already on the lake and riverfront. "The moratorium on any more pilings and any more docks, of course that affects taxes in Benewah County," Buell said. "When people build a house on the river, they probably want a dock and pilings on it." Buell said he doesn't understand why the lake's water quality can't be regulated by the state. "This is Idaho, isn't it? Or am I missing something?" Well, yes, according to McAllister. "State standards don't apply to waterways within the reservation," McAllister said. "This is not necessarily something the state agrees with, but this is our position. When we approve state programs, we try to make it clear that it doesn't extend into Indian Country." If treated as a state, the tribe would establish the water quality standards, which would be subject to approval by the EPA. The EPA would then enforce those standards through the discharge permits it issues to entities such as sewage treatment plants and paper mills. That's how the process works with the state. The tribe and state also have the opportunity to apply for the ability to administer the discharge permits. The state has not applied for financial reasons, said Dave Mabe, the Idaho Department of Water Quality's administrator of water quality programs. Mabe also said that the state does not regulate water quality on tribal lands. "The fact that they are not treated as a state right now does not mean the state of Idaho promulgates standards for them," Mabe said. The tribe's proposed water quality standards are not more stringent than the state's standards for the rest of the lake, McAllister said. "The fact is, the state's standards aren't being met, either," McAllister said. According to the EPA, the tribe's standards would have little effect on the plans being developed to manage Lake Coeur d'Alene or the Superfund cleanup of the Coeur d'Alene Basin. Mabe said his agency has not yet completed its review of the tribe's proposed standards, and could not comment on how closely they align with the state's. "The DEQ's interest is in making sure that the tribal standards and the state standards and the processes for implementing those standards can work together," Mabe said. "In some cases we will be the upstream entity and in other cases, we'll be the downstream entity." Toni Hardy, a Benewah County resident and Lake Coeur d'Alene property owner, is primarily concerned about the potential erosion of rights for non-tribal members. Hardy and her husband, Roger, have been outspoken critics of the process that led to the conversion of the Union Pacific Railroad line into a recreation trail. They believe the public interest was not served when the railroad was allowed to turn over the rail line to the state of Idaho and tribe without a thorough cleanup of historic mining pollution. "We don't think the Coeur d'Alene Tribe has demonstrated that they are capable of caring for the lake they call their mother," Toni Hardy said. "We do not want them controlling our land, what we can and cannot do." Hardy said her attempts to get minutes of the tribe's Lake Management Board have been unsuccessful. She said she's been called disruptive when she's demanded information from the tribe. "If asking for accountability is disruptive, yeah we are," she said. "Tribal governments are cloaked in secrecy." When asked about the Hardy's concerns, Van Orden said, "The tribe has always been open to hearing the public's concerns. The tribe is sensitive to those concerns, even with the docks. The ultimate goal of the tribe is to protect the lake, not antagonize the people who live within the reservation." Van Orden said the tribe's lake management board is not subject to the same sunshine laws as other governing entities in the state. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe isn't the first tribe to apply for the right to establish water quality standards in its own waters. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes applied to develop water quality standards for all surface waters on their reservation in Montana. The state of Montana challenged the EPA's process in court, but it was upheld in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Similar challenges have been made by other states, but the courts thus far have backed the process made possible by Clean Water Act amendments passed in 1987. Susan Drumheller can be reached at (208) 765-7126 or by e-mail at susand@spokesman.com. Copyright c. 2003, The Spokesman-Review. --------- "RE: Osage gain Major Land Claim Victory" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:13:57 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="OSAGE LAND" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=2681 Osage gain major victory in battle over lost funds and past land claims $2.5 Billion lawsuit given green light PAWHUSKA OK Sam Lewin July 30, 2003 A court victory for the Osage Nation. A federal judge has ruled that the tribe can represent the interests of headright holders in the Osage mineral reservation. The ruling is part of a multi-billion dollar lawsuit the tribe has filed against the federal government, alleging mismanagement of money supposed to be held in trust. This is the first major decision in the case," said Osage Nation attorney Wilson Pipestem. In 1906, Congress passed the Osage Allotment Act, legislation giving most of the land surface rights on the Osage reservation to tribal members. It kept the tribe's entire mineral estate in trust. Turns out much of that land was gas and oil rich. The tribe filed suit in 2000, saying profits from those mineral sales were unaccounted. An audit said the government might have lost track of as much as 67 percent of those proceeds. The suit was filed against the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Government attorneys sought to have the case dismissed, saying the statute of limitations had expired and that the tribe did not have the authority to file a claim on the behalf of headright owners. In shooting down the government's arguments, U.S. Federal Claims Court Judge Emily Hewitt essentially kept the case alive. Otherwise, "either the claim would be dismissed or those individuals would have to be brought into litigation individually. That would undercut the authority of the tribe and have made it difficult to litigate the case," said Pipestem. The judge's decision also keeps alive the Osage's bid to gain proceeds from the sale of the tribe's reservation in Kansas under an 1865 treaty. "This is an important step toward the Osages receiving what they are due from the federal government's mismanagement of our money," agreed Osage Principal Chief Jim Gray. "I am also pleased that the federal government's efforts to undermine the tribe in this case was rebuffed by the court." Native American Times is Copyright c. 2003 Oklahoma Indian Times, Inc. --------- "RE: Suit filed for Residential School Abuses" --------- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 13:49:37 -0400 From: Frosty Subj: Fw: Suit filed for residential school abuses ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Diabo Suit filed for residential school abuses If successful, joint action could cost government more than $12B Richard Foot CanWest New Service Friday, August 01, 2003 Nineteen law firms across Canada have jointly filed details of a class action lawsuit aimed at compensating more than a quarter of a million aboriginal people for the alleged harms of Indian residential schools. The lawsuit includes at least 58,000 surviving, former students believed to have attended residential school between 1920 and 1996, and 250,000 parents and children of former students. British Columbia and Ontario are home to the largest number of surviving students, with 10,000 in each province. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are home to roughly 8,000 each. Although Thomson Rogers, the Toronto law firm leading the action, announced the lawsuit against the federal government last October, hundreds of pages of documents proposing how the matter should proceed were filed this week in Ontario Superior Court. If certified by a judge, the lawsuit has the potential to become a comprehensive solution to the thousands of individual claims now working their way through Canadian courts. Its authors also call it an alternative to the federal government's newly announced plan for an out- of-court program to compensate only victims of physical and sexual abuse. "There is now a clear alternative on the table to the government's program," says Jon Faulds, an Alberta lawyer who is part of the class action. Documents filed this week propose compensating every living former student, as well as the estates of certain dead ones, up to $40,000 each depending on how many years they spent in residential school. It also proposes special damages for students who can prove they were physically or sexually abused, plus additional compensation of up to $20,000 per person for loss of native culture and language -- a category of harm the courts have not yet recognized. Parents and children of former students also deserve up to $5,000 each, the lawsuit says. Although a total dollar figure is not included in the documents, there have been estimates that a successful class action could cost the federal government more than $12 billion in damages. The federal government owned hundreds of residential schools across Canada through most of the 20th century as part of a national policy aimed at educating and assimilating 91,000 aboriginal children. There was physical and sexual abuse in certain schools, and dozens of former students have successfully sued the government and the various churches that helped operate the schools, for the abuses some students suffered at the hands of convicted supervisors and teachers. Charles Baxter, the class action's representative claimant, is a 52- year-old band councillor from the Constance Lake First Nation in Ontario, who claims he was beaten and sexually abused at the Pelican Falls Residential School from age seven. Some involved with the schools have said that beyond the criminal abuses, the system taught Canada's aboriginals how to read and write, and was operated with the consent of many native parents. However, many plaintiffs claim they were forcibly taken from their parents and unwillingly immersed in hard-hearted institutions that forbade them to speak or practise native languages and customs. Copyright c. 2003 The Ottawa Citizen. --------- "RE: BIA Agent fights Sexual Abuse in Indian Country" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:13:57 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CHILD ABUSE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=2673 BIA Agent fights sexual abuse in Indian Country Recognized for work in prevention CARSON CITY NV Sam Lewin July 30, 2003 The epidemic of child abuse in Indian Country has led a Bureau of Indian Affairs official to launch a series of initiatives aimed at combating the problem. Special Agent John Oliveria, a 33-year-old member of the Choctaw Tribe, is so successful he has been named as a finalist for the 2003 Service to America Medals, a national program honoring groundbreaking achievements by federal employees. Oliveria is based out of the Western Nevada Agency of Law Enforcement, but he has worked with tribes all over the West. Oliveria is motivated by statistics showing Native Americans suffer child abuse at a 37 percent higher rate than the general population. "Every tribe in America knows it's a problem, Oliveria told the Native American Times. "Anyone who has grown up in Indian Country knows it's a problem." He says there are a myriad of root causes, including family dynamics, a depressed culture and substance abuse. Drug and alcohol use create what experts call "situational molesters", something different from "preferential molesters" who are men and women who prefer children sexually and always will. "We have more situational molesters," said Oliveria. "People who are already sexually stimulated and a child happens to be there and they know the child won't resist. Alcohol and drugs only lower the inhibitions and it gets out of control." He believes that while preferential molesters can never be rehabilitated, situational molesters can be cured, usually through substance abuse treatment. But Oliveria knows not all will seek treatment, so he initiates programs like "Operation Wolf Hunter", a measure aimed at fighting the sexual abuse of children. Operation Wolf Hunter has several facets: - Increasing public awareness about the dynamics of abuse - Teaching tribal police about behavior profiles. More often than not, abusers fit a certain pattern. Knowing what to look out for is helpful. - Good touch/ bad touch classes for all schoolchildren before 6th grade. Oliveria says he initially encountered some resistance from tribal leaders in implementing his programs. "Some communities want to fight this traditionally, but it's not a traditional problem. We weren't molesters 150 years ago." He hopes his Service to American nomination will pique interest in the issue. It has certainly caught the attention of his bosses back in Washington. "I want to commend Special Agent John Oliveria for being named a finalist," said Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Aurene Martin. "He is a dedicated public servant and outstanding BIA employee committed to aiding American Indian victims of child abuse throughout Indian Country." "It is all too easy to overlook the important and daily contributions of the men and women in our federal workforce, but they are the heroes behind the headlines every day who make our nation work," said Partnership for Public Service President Max Stier. Oliveria says his drive to stop abuse began with his own family. "It became much more of a priority once I my own child. I don't know. When you stare into the eyes of hundreds of children who have been abused it becomes a passion." Native American Times is Copyright c. 2003 Oklahoma Indian Times, Inc. --------- "RE: How did Spiritual Leader end up in Hospital" --------- Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 08:45:33 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BEATING or FALL" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=2668 How did Lakota spiritual leader end up in hospital? Was it a brutal beating or a violent fall? PHILADELPHIA MS Sam Lewin July 29, 2003 A respected Lakota spiritual leader lies in a hospital bed in Philadelphia, Mississippi trying to recover from major head trauma. How he got there is a mystery, with wildly different stories circulating. Robert LaBatte, 52, is the Grand Chief of the Spiritual Elders of Mother Earth, an organization made up of 30 indigenous people from the United States and Canada. The Bear Butte, South Dakota resident also acts as a coordinator for the Friends of Indigenous Elders, a non-profit group based out of New Mexico. Friends say LaBatte went to the Choctaw reservation in Philadelphia earlier this month to visit with relatives and rest after participating in the Gathering at Manataka. Sometime during the evening of Sunday, July 13, LaBatte sustained major injuries to his head and throat. That's about all anyone knows for sure. LaBatte's family and friends say he was at the home of Nathaniel Tubby, a cousin of his brother-in-law, when three intoxicated men came over and began to taunt him. They say LaBatte went to bed rather than confront them. His niece says she received a call the next day from one of Tubby's sons, asking her to pick LaBatte up because he fell and hit his head. LaBatte was bloody and badly injured when she arrived and begged her to take him to the hospital. The other residents of the house said they slept late and didn't notice LaBatte was in pain. Two weeks later, LaBatte remains at the Choctaw Health Center. Friends say a piece of his skull pierced his brain, his left ear is damaged and he must be fed through a tube. He still requires further surgery. Robert York is the Choctaw Tribal Police detective assigned to the case. He said he doesn't yet know what happened. "We are trying to determine if it's an assault or not. Either he hit his head or it got hit. We are trying to find out," York told the Native American Times. "He sustained massive blunt trauma to the head. He doesn't remember anything." York says he is particularly angered, and the investigation hampered, by a website purporting to offer information on the incident. The site names people who were in the house at the time and accuses them of possibly assaulting LaBatte. That frustrates York because he cannot locate some of those people, and he has no way of contacting the webmaster to determine how he got that information. York says another person identified on the site as a possible assailant has been ruled out. He says the site has other information about the investigation that is false. That hasn't stopped friends of LaBatte from being convinced that he was the victim of a violent assault. They wonder how LaBatte could sustain such injuries during a fall, and they accuse police of dragging their heels in the investigation. Cynthia Walker, secretary-treasurer of Friends of Indigenous Elders, believes LaBatte was an assault victim. "It was some of his relatives that beat him up and he was beaten very badly and now he's trying to recover," Walker told the Native American Times. "It shocked and surprised me. Robert is one of the most highly spiritual people I know. For someone to want to hurt someone who is in that position makes them very evil." Native American Times is Copyright c. 2003 Oklahoma Indian Times, Inc. --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Mon, Aug 4 2003 19:18:40 -0700 From: Janet Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NATIVE PRISONER" ===== Date: Monday, August 04, 2003 8:40 AM From: "Brigitte Thimiakis" Subj: [ironnatives] Native American stabbed - Statement & 3 articles A Native American was stabbed to death in prison, in California. Please read this statement before the 3 articles that were published in the press and are enclosed in this post, below the introduction by Valerie Scott, NAPS. Brigitte ===================== Greetings About two weeks ago, NAPS circulated a posting concerning USP Atwater, outlining some of the on going issues with the Native prisoners, as well as our safety concerns. We also sent a series of inquiries to prison and BOP officials, expressing our concerns and warning them that there could be further trouble among the Native prisoners - a warning they took lightly. Now, a Native prisoner has been stabbed to death, which is the second stabbing of a Native prisoner in SHU within weeks. This is supposed to be a secure lockdown unit, with video cameras. Of course, if the guards open the cell doors and turn a blind eye, as they did in the stabbing of Stephen Jackson, someone is bound to get hurt or killed. Likewise will happen, if they intentionally cell the wrong inmates together. In Mr. Haro's latest response to our inquiries, he states: "Staff utilize a wealth of experience in making judgments on how best to manage inmates, which entails consideration of numerous factors." This may be true, but they don't understand the Native psyche (which they have proven repeatedly over the past two years). Therefore, we are not surprised to see that federal officials are using the media to assassinate the character of Mr. Anita, even though the FBI has not completed its investigation and refuses to comment. This, of course, distracts everyone from the "real" issues. However, where there is smoke, there is fire! Perhaps, now that one of the Native prisoners is dead, someone might see fit to send an inquiry or apply pressure to Atwater or BOP officials. Because I can assure you, this is not the end of their problems. Valerie Scott, NAPS ===== NAPS (Native American Prisoner Support) http://www.hri.ca/partners/naps/ ============================================== Article 1 [From Linda - thanks]. Atwater inmate found stabbed to death in his cell Thursday, July 31, 2003 By Mike De La Cruz (mdelacruz@mercedsun-star.com) ATWATER - A 30-year-old inmate at the United States Penitentiary, Atwater was possibly stabbed to death early Wednesday in his cell. Michael Edward Anita, 30, was found dead at 5:22 a.m. in the Special Housing Unit (SHU), where he was being housed at the federal facility located at No. 1 Federal Way in Atwater. Anita was pronounced dead at 6:08 a.m. by emergency medical service personnel. Sheriff's Sgt. Ken Thurman, supervisor of the Merced County Coroner's Office, said an autopsy of the victim is scheduled today in Fresno. Jesse W. Gonzalez, executive assistant at the penitentiary, said Anita was sentenced to life for carjacking in Arizona. He said the Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified and is currently conducting an investigation. Karen Ernst, a special agent for the Sacramento FBI, said that the FBI as well as the Federal Bureau of Prisons are involved in the investigation. The FBI was called into the investigation because the penitentiary is a federal institution. Ernst said the investigation is ongoing and that it is too early to release any information. Gonzalez said this is the first homicide since the penitentiary began accepting inmates on Jan. 16, 2002. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article 2: [from Kim - Thanks] Prison inmate's death is a 'possible stabbing' By MIKE CONWAY BEE STAFF WRITER ATWATER - Guards Wednesday morning found a prisoner dead in his cell at Atwater Federal Penitentiary, where he had been serving a life sentence for a carjacking. Michael Edward Anita, 30, of Casa Grande, Ariz., was the victim of "a possible stabbing," said Jesse Gonzales, the prison's public information officer. It would be the first homicide at the prison since it opened in January 2002. Anita was being held in the special housing unit, a separate set of cells. "It's for inmates who commit serious violations of the Bureau (of Prisons) rules," Gonzales said. He would not say what prompted officials to house Anita in the unit. "It's under investigation," he said. The special cells can house two or more inmates. Gonzales would not say how many men were in Anita's cell, nor would he say what kind of weapon might have been used. Anita and a partner abducted and killed taxi driver Daniel Sheehan on June 8, 2000. Because the crime may have occurred on an American Indian reservation, Anita was charged with the federal crime of theft of a motor vehicle with intent to cause death or serious bodily harm, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Chapman said. A Tohono O'odhan Indian, Anita lived on and off the reservation for much of his life, Chapman said. "We didn't know if the murder occurred on the reservation or off," Chapman said. The only part of Sheehan's body that was recovered was the top of his skull, found in a cotton field on the reservation. Investigators found the driver's blood in the cab and on the clothing of Anita and his accomplice. Chapman said prosecutors believed the pair wanted to use the cab to smuggle people into the United States. The Tohono O'odham Nation reservation stretches along the Mexican border west of Tucson. Anita had been appealing his conviction, Chapman said. He had a violent history, having been convicted at age 18 of shooting a man in the head and killing him following a disagreement. "He's big, strong and tough, and had lots of arrests for violent conduct that were never prosecuted," Chapman said. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jesse Figueroa added: "This guy would give Mike Tyson all he could handle. "There is an indication he was a member of an Indian prison gang, the Warriors Society. He also was somewhat of a leader, so it's easy to see how he would be a problem." FBI Special Agent Karen Ernst said the Fresno office is handling the investigation into Anita's death. The Atwater penitentiary is a maximum-security prison for serious criminals and violent offenders. The main prison houses 1,440 maximum- security prisoners, while 127 inmates are in a minimum-security facility nearby. Bee staff writer Mike Conway can be reached at 381-0208 or mconway@modbee.com. Posted on 07/31/03 06:45:12 http://www.modbee.com/local/story/7218246p-8146110c -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article 3 : [from Kim - Thanks] Subject: Arizonan in California prison found dead in cell Arizonan in California prison found dead in cell Associated Press Jul. 31, 2003 12:20 PM ATWATER, Calif. - An Atwater Federal Penitentiary prisoner serving a life sentence for carjacking has been found dead in his cell, prison officials said. Michael Edward Anita, 30, of Casa Grande, Ariz., was the victim of a possible stabbing on Wednesday, prison spokesman Jesse Gonzales said. Anita, who was appealing his conviction, was being held in a special housing unit, a separate set of cells for inmates who commit serious violations under the Bureau of Prisons rules, Gonzales said. Anita was charged with the federal crime of theft of a motor vehicle with intent to cause death or serious bodily harm because the crime may have occurred on an American Indian reservation, federal prosecutors said. Federal officials say Anita and a partner abducted and killed a taxi driver in June 2000 to use the cab to smuggle people into the United States. Anita was a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation. The American Indian reservation west of Tucson stretches along the Mexican border. Federal officials said Anita had a violent history and was an alleged member of a prison gang. At 18, Anita was convicted for fatally shooting a man following a disagreement. "There is an indication he was a member of an Indian prison gang, the Warriors Society. He also was somewhat of a leader, so it's easy to see how he would be a problem," Assistant U.S. Attorney Jesse Figueroa said. Officials said the homicide is the first at the 1,400-inmate maximum- security prison since it opened in January 2002. ===================================================== Date: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:54 PM From: "Kim Foltz" Subj: For WI: Prisoners in Colorado Request Help with the Desecration of Their Sacred Items From NAPS: Prisoners in Colorado Request Help with Desecration of Their Sacred Items From: John L. (Means) Spring, #53027, Unit 4-B, Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, P.O Box 1000, Crowley, CO 81034 We have an officer here at AVCF that seems to be very prejudiced against Native Americans. He harasses us, and desecrates our Sacred Items every chance he gets (Sgt. Jones). I have done my best to work with Sgt. Jones, to the point that I would just hand him my Sacred Items Box, and tell him that I had no problem with his touching my Sacred Items. My cell was searched on 05-01-03, 05-31-03, and 06-05-03. On 07-24-03, Sgt. Jones searched my cell, and took what he alleged was an "Extra Medicine Bag". It was just an herb bag. Every inmate here has nearly up to four of them. When sitting on my bed, after the search by Sgt. Jones, I looked down and saw some of the medicine from my Medicine Bag on the floor. This should NEVER have happened. (If we will not open the bag, as was the case with me, the officers have the right to search it but must do so with care and respect and this was not the case.) I have filed a grievance and will do my part; however, as you know, it will not do much good without outside support. We pray that you can give us that. If nothing else, please let the CDOC know that you will be watchful of Sgt. Jones' actions in the future. Pilamaya, The following addresses may be of help: Warden Carl Zenon Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility 12750 Highway 96, Lane 13 P.O, Box 1000 Crowley, Colorado 81034 Phone: 719-267-3520 Fax: 719-267-5024 Joe Ortiz, Executive Director Colorado Department of Corrections 2862 South Circle Drive Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 Phone: 719-579-9580 Fax: 719-226-4455 E-Mail: pio@doc.state.co.us Please note the policy Mr. Spring refers to is: Administrative Regulation 800.01, Section III, Y "Visual Inspection", which states: Inspection of faith related property by physically handling, when necessary, while exercising "professional conduct". In most states, officers are not allowed to touch the contents of a medicine bag, and the prisoners handle the items for a visual inspection. --------- "RE: History: Carlisle Indian School" --------- Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 22:30:08 -0400 From: Barbara Landis Subj: August 1, 1890 INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle Indian School [incomplete] [Editorial Note: These reprints are being included in this newsletter so that you might know the mind of those who ran institutions like Carlisle.] From Barbara... [Note to regulars: I'm jumping ahead to August 1 issue and will try to catch up w/July 18 + 25th HELPER's by summer's end...Barb] THE INDIAN HELPER ~%^%~ A WEEKLY LETTER FROM THE Carlisle Indian Industrial School To Boys and Girls. ================================================ VOL. V. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1890 NUMBER 48 ================================================ NOTHING LOST. A TINY seed of little worth, Brought by the strong west wind From distant parts, fell to the earth Where grew none of its kind. A thousand years with fleetiug tread Swept o'er the fair green earth- Where is that seed? Forgotten? Dead? Who says `twas little worth? A forest grand, majestic, stands Where that small seed was tossed, For in Time's wide, gigantic hands, No single thing is lost. ========= THE FAREWELL MEETING. ----- Sunday night being the last gathering in the chapel we would have before those who were to depart Tuesday for their homes in the West the meeting was of great interest as well as full of sadness. A beautiful hymn to the tune of Home Sweet Home was sung by the choir spreading an impressive quiet over the audience. The Superintendent then read an appropriate selection from the Bible in which is given God's charge to Joshua to be strong and of good courage, and also read the story of David and Goliath. He then gave thanks to God for all that has been done for us in this place; thanks for having been brought into contact with a new life and filled with new purposes; thanks that great responsibilities have been placed in our keeping, for in these we only shall grow and become able to do something. He prayed that God would come in His power and mighty strength to help us as we go out from the care and protection of this institution into new and untried fields. In his remarks to the school Captain said, "What we need most is courage. We are not merely going home, we are going out to fight a battle. No people ever needed more to be well armed than Indian students sent back from any school to the vile camp influences. David needed no greater courage to attack the giant Goliath than do these boys and girls need to fight the giants that will come in their way. The difficulties they will meet are great, but no one in this world ever grows into a strong and worthy character without passing through difficulties. The person who has an easy time in life, one who is never tried but is always cared for and shielded from temptation will never amount to anything. You plant an acorn in the ground, and when it first appears, the foot of a small animal may stamp it down, but it grows and the blasts of winter and lightnings aud hurricanes of summer try it to the utmost, but it stands and grows the stronger for having had a hard time, and finally it furnishes lumber for ships that go through great ocean storms. Tried and tested to the utmost, it becomes worth something. So with us. Some who start home this week never have met storms and trials. They are not equipped for the battle. Long I have hoped for a change in this, but the prevailing sentiment still is `Keep the Indians together. They must not be allowed the same chances that the rest of the people of the United States have. They must be sent back to the old life, until failure after failure demonstrates the rottenness of the system.' I advise you to flee away from reservations. Hold your heads up and be each his own master. `Go out into the business life of the country, where personal rights and the light of civilization will constantly invite and help you on into higher, nobler, better things. Flee away from that which drags you down. Go where you will be free, where you will not be bound hand and foot to your past, but where you can rise and become INDIVIDUALS. If you want to pass away and die as a people, cling to the reservation. You must either die as tribes and rise as men, or else die utterly and forever." Mr. Standing followed with an earnest appeal to be strong, and courageous, and then Dennison Wheelock, a home-going Oneida, made some very appropriate remarks, in ===================================== (page 2) The Indian Helper. ----------------------------- PRINTED EVERY FRIDAY, AT THE INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA. BY THE INDIAN PRINTER BOYS. --> THE INDIAN HELPER is PRINTED by Indian boys, but EDITED by The-Man-on-the-band-stand, who is NOT an Indian. ----------------------------- Price: - 10 cents a year. ============================== Address INDIAN HELPER, Carlisle, Pa. Miss M. Burgess, Manager. ============================== Entered in the P.O. at Carlisle as second class mail matter. ============================== The INDIAN HELPER is paid for in advance, so do not hesitate to take the paper from the Post Office, for fear a bill will be presented. ============================= [missing] ========================================== (page 3) [missing] ========================================== p. 4 (Continued from the First Page.) which he said that upon going home where failure awaits us it is necessary to be fully equipped. Those who have only reached the third reader grade in the five years' stay are not so equipped, and should remain longer. Unless our influence is great enough and good enough to have the Indians look up to us; unless we have sufficient education to stand before them and show by our good works and our talk that they are going to destruction if we have not enough education for this and enough courage for this we had better not go home yet." Howard Logan, Winnebago, followed with a stirring little address in which his very heart echoed the sentiments of Carlisle School. "Those who are leaving, where are you going?" he earnestly asked. "To home, sweet home? To civilization and culture? No. Not many of us. I am sorry to say we are going to no such place. We are going where the Devil reigns. Are we able to withstand the temptations we shall meet? That is the question for each and every one of us to ask. Rivers are not formed at once. The Indian question cannot be settled at once. Great responsibility rests with the home going srudents. Are we going to act so that Carlisle will look up to us in pride? We should not leave if we are too weak to withstand the knocks we shall meet. Are we ready to be knocked down? This Government has tried to fit us for the battle, has aided us in every way we could possibly ask, has been kind to us. If we do not succeed with that sort of treatment, the Government may have to try some other means, not as acceptable. We should ask the question over and over again, Are we weak and careless? Are we going to throw ourselves into the hands of those Congressmen who delight to gather up all them failures and make a show of them before the world?" Mr. Campbell added a few words in which he thought that the success of the boys and girls depends far more upon what they do than upon what they say, and he recited an instance of a Carlisle boy he met in the west on one of his recent trips. The boy had talked a great deal to the Indians about what they should do, but he did not DARE to do the right himself, and that today he was down and the laughing stock of the whole tribe. There was an instance of too much talk and not enough DO." Chester Cornelius spoke of the story of Daniel Webster given by the minister of the afternoon Dr.Evans, and the impression it made, and said "Your success does not rest with the Government. It does not rest with Capt. Pratt, its rests with yourselves." After prayer by Chester, Carl Leider arose in answer to a remark of one of the ladies who had intimated that the home going party were on the wrong road. Carl seemed to think it was "impossible to determine now whether it was the wrong road or not. The reason some fail when they go home is that they expect too high places. They go to the agent and ask for work. If he cannot accommodate them with a high position and good salary they get discouraged. These are the ones who fail." Capt. Pratt then suggested that that was one of the greatest difficulties that had to be met. The fatherly Government made a mistake in being fatherly too long. After equipping us with an education the Government should not allow us to lean upon it for support. We should stand alone and be independent of the Government. William Morgan, Pawnee, would have the boys and girls carry with them the motto "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." The meeting closed as usual, and all in attendance felt that it was good to have been there. ============ Enigma. I am made of 12 letters. My 2, l0, 12 is the kind of grain that civilized horses like to eat. My 8, 11, 9, 9, 7 is the color of some apples. My 4, 6, 1 is the title of respect in speaking to a gentleman. My 4, 2, 3, 1 is to fly high. My whole is what most of our boys and girls are longing to have some day for dinner. ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S ENIGMA : Watermelons. ============================ ============================= STANDING OFFER: - For FIVE new subscribers to the INDIAN HELPER, we will give the person sending them a photographic group of the 17 Carlisle Indian Printer boys, on a card 4 1/2 X 6 1/2 inches, worth 20 cents when sold by itself. Name and tribe of each boy given. (Persons wishing the above premium will please enclose a 1-cent stamp to pay postage.) For TEN, Two PHOTOGRAPHS, one showing a group of Pueblos as they arrived in wild dress, and another of the same pupils three years after, or, for the same number of names we give two photographs showing still more marked contrast between a Navajoe as he arrived in native dress, and as he now looks, worth 20 cents a piece. The new combination picture showing all our buildings and band-stand, (boudoir) will also be given for TEN subscribers. (Persons wishing the above premiums will please enclose a 2-cent stamp to pay postage.) For FIFTEEN, we offer a GROUP of the whole school on 9x14 inch card. Faces show distinctly, worth sixty cents. For FIFTEEN, the new combination picture 8x10 showing all our buildings. (Persons wishing the above premium will please send 6 cents to pay postage.) For TWO Subscribers and a One-cent stamp, we send the printed copy of the Apache contrast. For ONE Subscriber and a Two-cent stamp we will send the printed copy of Pueblo contrast. Persons sending clubs must send all the names at once. ======================================== Transcribed from the original by Barbara Landis - http://www.epix.net/~landis --------- "RE: Rustywire: Toe Jams & Dust In Her hair" --------- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 07:26:36 -0000 From: "John Rustywire" Subj: Toe Jams & Dust In Her hair Mailing List: ndn-aim Toe Jams stood at the arbor and watched this Southern Plains Traditional Dancer walk toward him. Her buckskin was white with blue and white cut glass beads, they glistened under the lights, her eagle feather fan was swinging at her side, and she carried a shawl on her other arm. The fringes on her buckskin were long, they nearly dragged on the ground but hung just above it. A small breeze came up whipping up the dust and it swirled around creating a dust cloud and it looked like she was walking in air. She came to the arbor and saw him standing there, this Singer with the Prairie Island Pontiacs, she stepped over to him and said. " I was out there thinking on how to dance good, but I kept thinking "how come they call him Toe Jams", so tell me how you got that name" He said to her, first tell me your name "Dust in Her Hair?" She laughed and said, Winona Not Afraid, but the call me "Winny" Toe Jams said "We all went to Chilocco Boarding School", motioning to the drum group, "Way down in your country, Oklahoma, and we got these donated PF Flyers from some church people. I used to wear them around and when I walked they made this "Squish" "Squish" sound like you know, they sound like your feet are all wet, but they weren't wet. You could hear me walking down the hall. One of the dorm aides said, you better do something about those toe jams, After he said that the name stuck and that is what I am called now by everybody. How about you Dust in Her Hair, where are you from?". She heard her mother calling to her, "Winny!" They could see her standing by the judges stand, her mother said,"They want you to dance again, you and "Bones". She looked at her best friend "Bones Small Eagle" and they turned to go back out into the dance arena. She turned to wave at him, but he had disappeared into the crowd. The announcer said, "We have a tie in the young women's traditional, Southern Plains style, so we have number 341 and 430 that are gong to dance off!", the announcer continued and said, "O.K. Prairie Island Pontiacs from the Windy City, Give Us A Good Contest Song!" There was a wail' it was loud and it carried far, and in a flash the drumsticks all came up over their heads and banged down on the drum, They sang a song, an old contest song from years ago. Winny stood there and remembered her father used to sing that song, years ago with his drum group Southern Cross, she knew it well. She turned to start stepping into the song slowly making her moves slow and graceful, putting the eagle fan to her forehead and moving it to the night sky fanning away and remembering the way her father used to sing. The crowd in honor of the young women dancing traditional stood up and took off their hats as the two made their way around the arena, slowly, dancing softly on the hard ground, their buckskins with long fringes swaying with the steady beat. She could hear him, his high pitched voice, the one they call Toe Jams. "He can sing=85sing like the old timers" She had heard his voice just a little bit but knew it's sound. She concentrated on the dance, moving in the steps of her mother and grandmother. It was a contest song, but also a dance of unity, of remembrance, hope and of honor. Tying in the old and the new, from across the plains they had come and she was ready. She looked to the right and saw her friend "Bones" next to her. They had practiced together when they were small growing up side by side. Both of them had lost their fathers and they danced together all these years practicing day in and day out over the long winter, and in the fall. Bones came along side her and the two of them danced side by side. Winny looked at her and Bones smiled and they danced side by side, together in perfect harmony, it was like watching twins moving as one. Bones had decided there would be no clear cut winner and Winny knew it too, and so they danced in perfect step with each other. She cleared her mind and closed her eyes and they danced as they did when they were children and their fathers sang for them. As they danced around the circle, the sound of other drums groups hitting their drums in recognition of their desire to finish together pounded out, a sign of respect. Dancing exactly alike was something not seen at all from those competing to win. The shrill of eagle bone whistles came up like a flock of eagles taking flight. It was dusty, and in the distance there was thunder and lightning, a steady rumble coming from the East, then went to the South and then the West. Aho!, the crowd said, and the drum groups, 12 of them all together, they all began to join in and sing and the high voices of women singers from the crowd came in and the pow wow grounds was in a place beyond any contest. They all knew the song and they sang it together and it was no longer a contest song but an honor song. And so it was on that night long ago. There was no winner it was a tie. And afterward the drummer Toe Jams and Winny walked over to the stew stands together to have a burger and coke. They walked slowly together and talked the night away, "Two Jams" and "Dust In Her Hair".. rustywire@yahoo.com --------- "RE: Poem: Oregon Vacation" --------- Date: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 05:23 pm From: Spiritdove Subj: Oregon Vacation... Mailing List: INDIAN-HERITAGE-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Oregon Vacation... Tall Trees like giant sentinels guarding secrets of forest Proud jagged cliffs piercing sky in solid stance Majestic mountains protruding upward covered in snowy radiance Eagles soaring on invisible wind currents surveying all below Enormous Obsidian mound shiny with black glassy forms gleaming in sunlight Blue green lake below peacefully ripples in wind Gentle deer stands wide eyed staring at me in wonder Small chipmunks scurry to eat offerings of bread crumbs making us smile Smell of pine scents warm dry air with earthy fragrance Silence so quiet you hear rustles of birds wings in air At night coyotes sing of ancient tales while frogs serenade in chorus Longtime friends meet as sun sets on circle of caring and sharing Hearts meet and reunite as warmth of love embraces all Community Harmony Peace at one with Creator creation and each other Spiritdove Copyright c. 2003 --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 11:35:03 - 1000 From: Debbie Sanders Subj: Hawaiian Book of Days A HAWAI`I BOOK OF DAYS, week of August 11-17 AUKAKE (August) (Mahoe-mua) 11 Never be afraid to experience life. 12 The song of the ocean is captured forever in the tiniest shell. 13 Wherever I journey, this place of wonder walks by my side. 14 The fullness of each day is made up of both light, malamalama, and shadow, ke aka. 15 Tiny lights bob in the darkness as paper boats carry them out to sea on the evening tide -- we are one with our past. 16 The gecko sings inside my home, blessing it. 17 The bird of paradise flower erupts with bright color amidst the green coolness of the ferns. (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream) --------- "RE: American Indian Cable Network" --------- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 08:25:17 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="AICN" http://www.indiancountry.com/?1057593358 American Indian Cable network July 07, 2003 by: Roscoe Pond / Actor HOLLYWOOD - In 1995, the American Indian cable network (AICN) got its start in Downey, Calif., by founder and owner Chuck Marshall (Muskogee Creek). Then, his show reached 11 cities with 115,000 homes spreading across Bell Flower and Orange counties. It was a wild idea for Marshall who knew nothing about television but he received good feedback from Indians and non-Indians at pow wows across southern California. In partnership with the Los Angeles American Indian commission, Southern California Indian Center, campuses across the state, flyers and by word of mouth, the AICN has grown to an audience of nearly 3 million in 2003. Local cable companies such as Time Warner and Adelphia are hooked up to the AICN and its one hour weekly format on all that is American Indian. Marshall says that the two-part program ranges from issues like alcohol and drug abuse to casinos, politics and entertainment. Over the years it has been hosted by Native personalities including Salina Jayre, Jackie Ol Coyote, Valentina Lopez and Yvonne Russo. Michelle Brown is the current hostess. Many Native performers have been on the show and support Marshall 100 percent. Musicians who have been on the show include Robert Mirabal, Arigon Starr, Tracey Nelson, Burning Sky, Rita Coolidge and record producer Tom Bee. Actors have also appeared including James Cromwell, Irene Bedard, Wes Studi, Tim Sampson and Harrison Lowe. Marshall's fondest memory is of an Adam Beach interview in conjunction with the " Windtalkers" premiere in 2002. AICN showed up at a press conference in their beat up, run-down car as the European and U.S. press showed up in limousines. Adam Beach was so happy to see some Indians that he felt at ease and gave Marshall complementary tickets to the "Windtalkers" premiere. In the beginning, Marshall's idea was to educate and inform the non- Indian community that the American Indian is here and needs to be heard in California. Marshall says he learns something new each and every week. AICN is also about giving back to the urban Indian community. In order to tackle the wide range of issues Marshall decided that the AICN needed flexibility on what to cover. But AICN has not been without its controversy, Marshall says. One year AIM activist Russell Means raised a few eyebrows throughout Orange County when he appeared on the show. In another instance, Marshall was asked to do a press kit for the film "Naturally Native" and met Valerie Redhorse who was to star alongside Irene Bedard. The film was not in agreement with the Indian community. It was criticized for its inappropriate depiction of Indian stereotypes. There seemed to be no technical advisor for the issues covered including alcohol, abuse, mascot use and blood quantum issues. On the other hand, "Naturally Native" was loved by much of the non-Indian community. Pechanga Indian Casino also sent a representative to talk about the controversial Proposition 1A that was to be voted on for Indian gaming in California. Orange County residents agreed with Prop 1A and AICN received positive feedback from the non-Indian community. Marshall is talking with people at the Satellite Network in San Raphael, Calif., to broadcast his cable network to a bigger audience. Currently his show is also heard over the radio airwaves in the Midwest. He hopes to expand in order to educate more people, one topic at a time. Copyright c. 2003 Indian Country Today. --------- "RE: APTN Nightly Newscast boosts its Numbers" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:45:49 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="APTN NEWS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.canada.com/search/story~63605f31-1df6-4998-ab30-ce70737ba678 APTN nightly newscast boosts its numbers, reputation Canadian Press Thursday, July 31, 2003 WINNIPEG (CP) - Rita Deverell looks like a fairy godmother, sashaying through the newsroom of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network in her beaded earrings, billowing purple dress, white sandals and chipped, sparkly toenail polish. She's hardly the sort of character you'd expect to find working as director of news and current affairs at a national television network. Try to think of another broadcast executive who would be so warm and matronly, meeting a visiting reporter with an armload of documents and a mouth full of pizza, offering her pinky in lieu of a handshake. The transformation of APTN's news operations since Deverell's arrival at the network last August might seem equally improbable at first glance. This tiny outpost in the hinterlands of the cable dial is gaining respect as a news outlet. This month it opened a news bureau in Montreal, the network's seventh, and there are plans for an eighth bureau somewhere on the Prairies. The 60-member news team earned praise from industry experts for its live coverage of the Assembly of First Nations election recently, during which it regularly broke news before any other media. That's a dramatic departure from the network's reputation just a few years ago, when critics dismissed it as a "guilt tax" on the cable industry that was mandated into existence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Almost nobody watched the network's flagship news show, InVision, when it was launched as a weekly program in April 2000. Even after it began running twice weekly, only about 15,000 to 20,000 viewers tuned in during any given minute during September and October last year, according to the network's selectively released Nielsen Media Research numbers. Then came the overhaul. The newscast began airing every evening, starting Oct. 28. The studio at APTN headquarters in downtown Winnipeg was remodelled, replacing blank white walls with a purple backdrop and two new host's desks. While previous newscasts had looked like current-affairs packages of news features, the revamped show had shorter news hits, plus coverage of arts, health, sports and weather. The new show, APTN National News, still won't make the country's major broadcasters quiver in fear. But those weekly Nielsen averages of minute- by-minute viewership have regularly hit 58,000 to 68,000 over the past eight months, which obviously pleases Deverell. She emphasizes that the improvement in numbers has been achieved with roughly the same budget, and despite two hurdles: APTN's spot in the stratosphere of channel numbers, and the Nielsen surveys' tendency to measure viewership in urban centres rather than northern and rural areas. Copyright c. 2003 The Leader-Post (Regina) --------- "RE: This Week on First Peoples TV" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 08:03:22 2003 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - - - - - - - - - filename="WORLD LINK TV" Available on DirecTV (800-531-5000), Channel 375, and on EchoStar/Dish Network (800-333-3474), channel 9410 = = = = = = = = = First Peoples TV: River People length: 01:00 Hour type of program: Documentary Broadcast Times (Times listed are Eastern) Tuesday, August 5 6:30 PM Wednesday, August 6 12:30 AM Wednesday, August 6 6:30 AM Wednesday, August 6 12:30 PM River People River People documents a timely issue - the clash between an ancient culture and modern society. It is the story of David Sohappy Sr., a Native-American spiritual leader who was sentenced to a five-year prison term for selling 317 salmon out of season. For twenty years Sohappy has fished in open defiance of all state and federal fishing laws. He staunchly defended the historic and religious traditions that allowed the region's Native Americans to live and fish freely in the waters of the Columbia River The film uses Sohappy's case to explore the historic conflict over the resources of the Columbia and the political controversy involving fishing rights and the right to religious freedom. Behind the controversy is the story of a man caught in a conflict between two cultures, and two seemingly irreconcilable ways of looking at the world. For more on Sohappy and his campaign click here. "Circles" is part of the "First Peoples' TV"series made possible by DreamCatchers, a non-profit organization working to bring Native films to a wider audience. = = = = = = = = = Trinkets and Beads length: 01:00 Hour type of program: Documentary Broadcast Times (Times listed are Eastern) Sunday, August 10 8:00 PM Monday, August 11 2:00 AM Monday, August 11 8:00 AM Monday, August 11 2:00 PM Trinkets and Beads After twenty years of devastating pollution by oil companies in the Amazon basin of Ecuador, a new kind of oil company - Dallas based MAXUS - promises to be the first company that will protect the rainforest and respect the people who live there. The film tells the story of how MAXUS set out to convince the Huaorani - known as the fiercest tribe in the Amazon - to allow drilling on their land. It is a story which starts in 1957 with the Huaorani massacre of five American missionaries, moving through the evangelization of part of the tribe by Rachel Saint, pollution of Huaorani lands by Texaco and Shell and manipulation and buying off of Huaorani leaders by MAXUS. Filmed over two years, "Trinkets and Beads" reveals the funny, heartbreaking and thrilling story of the battle waged by a small band of Amazonian warriors to preserve their way of life. --------- "RE: Tribes: Energy Plan for Reservations goes too Far" --------- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:13:57 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ENERGY PLAN" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.santafenewmexican.com/~SectionID=2&SubSectionID=8 Tribes: Energy Plan for Reservations Goes Too Far Associated Press July 31, 2003 WASHINGTON - American Indians, long struggling with poverty and unemployment on their reservations, would gain easier access to their oil, gas and coal resources under a bill being considered by the Senate this week. But some Indians say the measure goes too far. The provision, written by Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., the only American Indian in the Senate, offers up to $22 million in grants and loan guarantees to tribes to develop energy resources. It also seeks to speed up the Interior Department's required review of energy-development proposals. The Interior secretary has an obligation to act as trustee for the American Indians. That was written into treaties with Indian nations generations ago and is recognized in the U.S. Constitution and federal laws. Under Campbell's measure, rather than sign off on each individual project, the secretary could approve a broader Tribal Energy Resource Agreement between tribes and energy companies, giving tribes more control over oil and gas drilling and coal mining on their reservations. In the process, though, tribes would lose the ability to hold the Interior Department accountable for abuse or losses - a change that some tribes, including the Navajo Nation, the largest in the country, say destroys the historic relationship between the government and tribes. "A trust relationship between the U.S. government and the Indian nations is a sacred relationship," Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. said. "You can't just write it off." Campbell has the backing of the Council of Energy Resource Tribes - a coalition of 49 tribes nationwide - and several other tribes, including the Cherokee Nation and Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma, the Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in Colorado. Pearl E. Casias, vice chairwoman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, said she values the government's trust obligation. But, she adds, waiting for the Interior secretary to sign off on development decisions has delayed energy projects and hampered development. "Its a long process, and this energy bill will, in essence, expedite the progress that we are trying to make on behalf of our tribal membership," Casias said. Tribes can choose whether to opt into the new structure. What it comes down to, Casias said, is self-determination. Ten percent of the onshore oil, gas and coal reserves in the United States are on Indian land, Campbell has said. But even though about $700 million worth of oil, gas and coal has been extracted from Indian lands, tribes continue to be plagued by poverty and unemployment. Campbell envisions the energy development as a way to improve tribal economies. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., supports Campbell's goal but says he is concerned it undermines the government's trust obligations and doesn't provide adequate environmental reviews of Indian energy projects. Bingaman wants to strengthen the environmental protections, essentially requiring tribes to comply with the standards federal agencies have to meet under the National Environmental Policy Act. Campbell says that is discriminatory, since private landowners aren't required to meet such stringent measures. Negotiations between the two are ongoing, and the issue could come to a head this week. Armed with letters from several Arizona tribes, including the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, a coalition of 19 tribal governments in the state, Shirley has been aggressive in lobbying against Campbell's legislation, making his case to several senators. "It's bewildering. It boggles the mind," Shirley said. "Why does a leader, who is also a native himself, has a native heart, have that position?" The Navajo Nation has a bleak history when it comes to energy development on its land. During World War II, hundreds of Navajo miners were exposed to radiation while mining and hauling uranium for Cold War nuclear-weapons programs. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that could have forced the government to pay the tribe $600 million because President Reagan's Interior secretary allegedly colluded with a coal company to keep lease prices down. The court said the law does not permit the tribe to recover damages. Content c. 2003 The New Mexican, Inc. --------- "RE: Wind Powering Native America" --------- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 11:09:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Carter Camp Subj: Wind Power Mailing List: ndn-aim Wind Powering Native America By Winona LaDuke Cultural Survival Quarterly Issue 27.2 You are either at the table, or you are on the menu," a Wisconsin utility executive advised Rosebud Tribal Utility Commission Attorney Robert Gough. Few tribes would argue: whether you consider federal appropriations (or lack thereof), or the issues surrounding energy development and tribes, today's pitched battles over rising federal deficit, an energy policy looking to ward either the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) oil or new coal from the sacred Zuni Salt Lake area, or nuclear waste dump proposals in Western Shoshone territory, it is clear that throughout most of history tribes have not been allowed to the table. These days, however, they are seating themselves particularly the Northern Great Plains tribes who are members of the Intertribal Council on Utility Policy (Intertribal COUP). Those tribes have tackled some of the hardest energy policy issues in Indian country, including production, distribution, and pricing, and have come up with a brilliant plan for the future: wind energy, with plenty of benefits to go around."We believe the wind is wakan, a holy or great power. Our grandmothers and grandfathers have always talked about it, and we recognize that," explains Pat Spears, a Lower Brule Tribal member who is the president of Intertribal COUP. Spears and Gough have worked with a number of tribes in the Great Plains, and were looking forward to May 1 on the Rosebud Reservation, when the first tribally owned wind generator (750 kilowatts) was dedicated. That turbine is a model project, and Intertribal COUP hopes it will "set the stage" for a broad wind-generating plan for the tribes in the Great Plains region, bringing at least 3,000 megawatts of power to market in the next decade. This ambitious goal is but a fraction of the over 300 gigawatts of wind power potentially found on the Great Plains Indian reservations, or more than half of all present U.S.-installed electrical capacity.Talking to some of t he largest casino tribes in the country at the United Southern and Eastern Tribes meeting in Washington, D.C., in early February, Gough laid out the potential for tribal investment, income, and environmental protection through new partnerships: "We don't just want to be there when the blue-haired ladies put quarters into the machines. We want to be there any time a light switch goes on." Buying In Anyone can get the generators up and running and buy into their benefits. Presently, wind energy is the fastest-growing energy source in the country - and, in fact, the world. New plans are sprouting up everywhere, and by and large they consist of utilities buying wind rights from landholders who have windy lands, who in turn give those individuals a percentage of the royalties - say a two-to-three percent royalty - the rest of the profit goes to the utility. Because the only real costs for wind turbines are the installation and some maintenance - you don't have to pay for fuel - the profit margin can be pretty high. That's what Intertribal COUP wants to keep in Indian country. People can take advantage of the wind energy program in several ways. Those who have the bucks can invest. Or consumers can buy green tags and get eit her a tax write-off or a business expense credit for buying premium green electricity. A partnership between Intertribal COUP, Honor the Earth (a national Native foundation), and Native Energy makes this green tag plan happen. Native Energy puts all the green tag purchases together to help pay for the up-front costs of putting up a wind generator. Then, with a nonprofit called Clean Air Cool Planet, the group retires those green tags permanently so they are off the market - and clean energy is in. So, local consumers can use "carbon neutral" energy (even in all those cars and buses that go to the casinos). They are directly responsible for supporting tribally based clean energy generation and thereby reducing the overall electrical system's contribution to global climate change (lignite coal-fired power plants release more carbon dioxide gases than any other source in the country). And the wind generators get put on the reservations that have some of the most cost- efficient wind power in the world. Why should this all matter to anyone? Well, if global climate change doesn't concern you, it probably should. "Over a period of just 200 years, we have caused the amount of the main heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere to grow by almost a third, to a level not likely to have been exceeded for 20 million years," explains the Climate Initiative Fund. In other words, we humble human beings have done more than any other critters in the history of the world to make the global climate change. Some of the changes we have made include: Arctic ice in the summer has decreased by 40 percent; sea levels have risen by two-tenths of a meter; snow cover has decreased by l0 percent; 4.2 million acres of forest in Alaska have died or is dying because, with a longer warm season, the spruce beetles that harm forests reproduce twice as fast; and vector-borne diseases (such as the West Nile virus) are on the increase. Each year the record number of disasters attributed to climate change increases dramatically. Wind Sheds "We have learned with watersheds, that you don't pollute upstream from where you get your drinking water." Such is the idea of the "windshed," a term coined by Intertribal COUP to talk about why anyone east of the Great Plain s might like to see a bit more wind and a bit less coal burned. For Great Plains tribes, a clean energy WindSHED means "sustainable homeland economic development" (SHED) built upon wind energy. For people living downwind, it means breathing a little easier and being able to eat the fish and enjoy healthy forests. Already, on the White Earth reservation, like on many other Ojibwe reservations, advisories suggest that residents limit their fish consumption. That's a huge problem for fishing cultures. Turns out that a good portion of what is in the fish comes from coal-fired power plants and incinerators upwind. "They are burning dirt," Spears explained as he talked about the North Dakota lignite that is burned in the coal-fired power plants in the Dakotas. "That is pretty much the dirtiest coal in the country," and that is what ends up in the Anishinaabeg lakes. "With regard to building new power plants, the Great Plains can either give you coal or we can give you wind power," Gough explained. The choices are up to us. Intertribal COUP has some big plans in the face of some challenging issues. For instance, the United States is the only country that has not signed the Kyoto Protocol addressing the issues of global climate change. And, with about four percent of the world's population, Americans produce around 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gases. In the face of this global challenge, the George W. Bush administration has called for "voluntary" emissions reductions. "Some tribal leaders feel they should go to Washington and say, 'We volunteer,' just as Indian people have always done for this country more than any other group of Americans, especially in time s of war and crisis," Gough suggests. "Renewable energy production, along with energy efficiency, could entirely enable the U.S. to reach the carbon reduction levels expected in the Kyoto accords. Tribal renewable energy development could just come to the service of America, like the Navajo and Lakota code talkers of World War II, and all of those other times that Native people volunteered for service to the U.S. And, just to give perspective on the vast tribal renewable energy resources in this country, the wind power potential on just the Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations alone could meet the Kyoto targets for all of North America." Tribal wind power needs some help in new federal energy bills. Tribes need to have access to the same financing mechanisms and incentives available to private developers and municipalities. Tribes need to have access to put wind power on the federal grid system built to provide hydropower to most of the western United States. With the extended drought, our water resources are diminishing. Tribal wind power could make up for the lost hydropower cheaply, quickly, and cleanly. Tribes also need to have access to the federal green power market. By 2005, the U.S. federal government is scheduled to make two and a half percent of its total energy consumption "green," and the Great Plains tribes could provide the renewable power to green the federal government through sales of wind power to the Western Area Power Administration. Besides that, the Intertribal COUP plan for homegrown energy generation has an important homeland security aspect to it. As Bob Gough aptly points out, when compared to the many vulnerable nuclear power plants located in the more densely populated parts of America, "no one's looking to run an airplane into a wind turbine." Winona LaDuke is founding director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project in Minnesota and program director of the Honor the Earth Fund. --------- "RE: Kahnawake conducting Wind Study" --------- Date: Tue, 8 July 2003 08:11:09 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MOHAWK WIND POWER STUDY" http://www.easterndoor.com/12-24/12-24-4.htm Kahnawake conducting wind study By: Greg Horn, Senior Staff Writer July 4, 2003 Both Tewatohnhi'saktha and the Kahnawake Environment Office are conducting a wind study in Kahnawake over the next 13 months. The objective of this study is to evaluate the wind resource in Kahnawake. The Kahnawake Environment Office is taking part in this study because it is looking at expanding its renewable energy activities; its long-standing interest in ecological sustainability and self-sufficiency through the use of local natural resources. There will be three towers used for this study. One 50-metre tower was erected on the Kateri Island in the area of the Kahnawake Marina. Another 30-metre tower will be erected in the area of the Khanata 2000 Healthy Housing Project on the Old Chateauguay Road. For this project, wind- measuring instruments will also be installed on the radio tower located at the Kahnawake Sports Complex. In order for this study to proceed, Tewatohnhi'saktha and the Environment Office received approval from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. The MCK also gave them permission to use common land for the installation of the towers, which are temporary. The towers were installed by the GPCO Inc. company, and they were asked to ensure that the guy wires are visible in order to reduce any possibility of accidents occurring as a result of these new wires. "The purpose (of this study) is to see if there is the possibility to develop a project with wind-generated electricity," Tewatohnhi'saktha Communications Officer Allison Jacobs said. Francis Pelletier, of GPCO Inc., said that in order for a wind-generated electrical project to be feasible, consistent winds of about 20 km/h are needed. Any wind speeds below that would make any potential project viable. "Tewatohnhi'saktha is pleased with the possibility of a project that is environmentally friendly," Jacobs said. Jacobs said that this portion of the project is just the first phase. Once the 13-month feasibility study is complete and the report is submitted, a decision will be made to go to the second phase. Phase two of the study is a pre-feasibility analysis of a number of wind-generating options. On top of each of the towers, meteorological instruments such as anemometers, wind vanes, temperature sensors and ancillary electronic data equipment will be installed. According to Tewatohnhi'saktha, the use of wind to generate electricity is increasingly being recognized and used as a non-polluting environmentally sustainable source of energy. Wind power is the fastest- growing source of energy in the world. The technology behind wind turbines has vastly improved over the past two decades. It is also becoming competitive with conventional electricity generation in many regions. Pelletier said that one application for wind turbines is to generate electricity to sell back to Hydro-Quebec. Tewatohnhi'saktha has not yet announced what type of project it is looking at. But, Jacobs said it will be communicated with the community information on this project as it continues. In April 2003 Tewatohnhi'saktha and the Environment Office presented the MCK with a pre-feasibility study of wind-generated electricity. The objective of the partnership between Tewatohnhi'saktha and the Environment Office is to consider three possibilities of wind energy generation. These three possibilities are residential scale generation, community scale generation and utility scale power generation. Copyright c. 1997-2000 The Eastern Door/Mohawk Territory/Kahnawake, QC. --------- "RE: Blackfeet Tribe harnesses Wind Power" --------- Date: Tue, 8 July 2003 08:11:09 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BLACKFEET WIND TURBINE" http://www.montanagreenpower.com/wind/browning.html Blackfeet Tribe Harnesses Wind Power By Roy Nollkamper July 8, 2003 As you approach Browning from any point of the compass, observe the skyline southwest of town and you'll see a new addition on the horizon. Funded by a $225,000 Department of Energy Grant, the Blackfeet Community College, with support from local entities has completed construction of a 100-kilowatt wind generator. According to project coordinator Marty Wilde, the Zond wind turbine is operational and interconnected with the electric "grid" through Glacier Electric Cooperative's distribution system. Several studies have investigated the possibility of using wind to generate electricity on the Blackfeet Reservation to, but this is the first time a study has resulted in a completed generating project. It is also the only project of its type to be done on a reservation. Wilde was responsible for writing the grant for the college and soliciting aid from several groups to support and complete the project. Contributions, either in kind or in cash, included $4,400 from the Blackfeet Tribe; $12,000 from Blackfeet Community College; $5,000 from Montana State University; $20,000 from Zond Systems, Inc., the generator manufacturer; $5,000 from Schmidt, Smith and Rush engineering; and $40,000 from Glacier Electric Cooperative. Much of the legwork and installation was completed by students from the college as part of class projects. All labor was done by local contractors and volunteers. The wind turbine is capable of generating a maximum 100 kilowatts of power and is expected to produce between 200,000 and 300,000 kilowatt hours of power annually. Since the power is being generated into Glacier Electric's system, the college will receive credit for the electricity at the cooperative's wholesale rate. The tower is 80 feet high and the turbine blades are 30 feet long. The generator operates in winds up to 62 mph. It automatically stops at wind speeds above that. According to Wilde, who operates his own wind energy development firm, Wilde Coyote Development Co., the generator will be a precursor to a more extensive wind-powered generation facility that may involve 80 or more similar turbines. The manufacturer, Zond, Inc., a Danish company with wind facilities worldwide, specializes in equipment that will withstand high wind speeds and still generate electricity. Roy Nollkamper is director of member services for Glacier Electric Cooperative Inc. 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Mary was the daughter of Chief Isaac Big Knife. Chief Isaac was succeeded by his brother, Koostatah Big Knife, and upon his death in 1942, Charlie became the heir of the Big Knife chieftainship. As a child, Charlie attended school at Elmo, Antelope (near Niarada) and the Jesuit Boys Schools in St. Ignatius. He attended high school in Lone Pine, where he excelled in artwork. He married his lifelong sweetheart, Alice Finley, in 1948. He was a veteran of World War II where he served honorably in the Marine Corps. His formal education consisted of a Kinmen College Business degree, welding, agriculture and lumber-grading certificates. In his youth, he assisted his grandparents, Chief Koostatah and Suzette Big Knife, with ranching operations in Lone Pine. Charlie began his career at the Dixon Agency, where he worked as a Property and Supply Clerk. He then worked construction at the Hungry Horse and Canyon Ferry dams and in Omak as a lumber grader. Later, he moved his family to Denver and Los Angeles, where he worked in various positions. In 1986, poor health forced Charlie into retirement from his teaching position at the Two Eagle River School. He was an avid sportsman. He is survived by his wife (Niarada); his children, Charlotte Hewankorn (Polson), LaVerne Hewankorn Sr. (Polson), Leland James Hewankorn (Hot Springs), Levi Gerald Hewankorn (Pablo) and Rosalee Lane Roberson (Florida); and a bother, Al Hewankorn (Dayton); an uncle, Tony Anderson (Seattle, WA); 18 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Wake services began on July 17 at the Elmo Hall. Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated on July 18, also at the Elmo Hall. Burial with military honors followed at Dayton Cemetery. Copyright c. 2003 Char-Koosta News. The official publication of the Flathead Indian Nation. --------- "RE: Leonard Burch" --------- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 20:04:27 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LEONARD BURCH" http://www.durangoherald.com/~news&article_path=/news/news030802_1.htm Leonard Burch dies at age 69 August 2, 2003 By Brian Newsome Herald Day City Editor Leonard C. Burch leads the Walk of the Warriors for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe on May 26. Former chairman of the tribe for more than 30 years, Burch died Friday at the age of 69. Leonard C. Burch, who led the Southern Ute Indian Tribe from obscurity to the forefront of progress with a dry sense of humor, has died. He was 69. The soft-spoken man who wore a trademark bolo and cowboy hat died at 6:48 a.m. Friday after being removed from life-support. He suffered a heart attack Thursday morning. Burch's family made the decision to remove life-support at sunrise in honor of Burch's tradition as a Sun Dancer. The Sun Dance is an annual tradition among the Ute Indian tribes. "I think everybody here on the reservation was shocked" about Burch's death, said Stanley Frost, 68, who knew Burch since kindergarten. Burch led the tribe for three decades. Under his leadership, the tribe emerged from relative obscurity to become one of the most powerful tribes in the nation. It now owns investments that extend from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. Its assets: $1.5 billion. Frost recalled Burch's ability to maintain stability within the tribe through tumultuous times as the tribe worked to obtain its economic independence. "He went through all of the turmoil." Described by tribal officials as a visionary, Burch often took political criticism for long-term planning that showed scarce immediate benefits. Pearl Casias, vice chairman of the tribe, knew Burch since childhood and served with him on the Tribal Council for the last several years. In the late 1960s, she said, Burch and tribal leaders terminated monthly payments to tribal members and invested the extra money into a multi-purpose room, motel and restaurant where the Sky Ute Casino now sits. Later, she said, members understood the benefits that decision created. "The reason Mr. Burch was trusted by the Southern Ute people is because he was always fair," said Thomas Shipps, a lawyer for the tribe and longtime friend. "They knew his decision would not be based on anything other than what was in the best interest of the Southern Ute tribe and its people." A dry sense of humor showed even during the stress of political give- and-take. When asked once about bureaucratic red tape, he quipped, "It's white tape." Burch was a diplomat. He was willing to work with other governments on issues affecting the tribe. That willingness often calmed tense relations between the tribe and outsiders and led to peaceful agreements on contentious issues. "I just never saw him take a forceful position," Ignacio Town Manager Balty Quintana told The Durango Herald when Burch retired last year. "It was really important for him to work things out." As chairman, Burch helped the tribe create new programs and battle the federal government for the right to run its own services. His push for autonomy led to the formation of numerous tribally run departments, including natural resources, justice and education. Burch was first elected chairman in 1966, the youngest ever at age 32. He never wavered from his commitment to the future, said Sam Maynes, a lawyer for the tribe who has worked with Burch since 1968. That commitment was evident in 1992, when he and other tribal leaders agreed to invest $8 million, about a year's revenue, into Red Willow Production Co. Red Willow is now worth half a billion dollars. "From the early '70s on," said Bob Zahradnik, director of operations for the tribe's Growth Fund, "he was determined the tribe would be the master of its own economic destiny, and his leadership made that possible." Burch never attended college, but education became a cornerstone of his beliefs. Under his guidance, the tribe started a Montessori school and a program that pays for tribal members to go to college anywhere in the world for any level of degree. He was also interested in water issues, fighting a 30-year battle to get the Animas-La Plata Project, a water project south of Durango to deliver water promised to the tribe. While head of the tribe, Burch met five presidents and numerous congressmen and watched tribal benefits soar from a few dollars to thousands. But to Burch, the reward was serving his people. He said when he retired in December that he cherished "the feeling of serving your people" and "following the footsteps of former tribal leaders that came before us." Reach Herald Day City Editor Brian Newsome at brian@durangoherald.com Copyright c. 2003 the Durango Herald. --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:10:52 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" July 31, 2003 Fred Skinaway Fred Skinaway, 77, of Onamia died Sunday, July 20, 2003, at his residence. Funeral services were on July 24 at the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Community Center on the Mille Lacs Reservation with Melvin Eagle officiating. Burial was in Vineland Cemetery on the Mille Lacs Reservation. Arrangements were with the Shelley Funeral Chapel of Onamia. A complete obituary will appear in next week's Messenger Copyright c. 2003 Mille Lacs Messenger/Isle, MN. -=-=-=- July 30, 2003 Joseph "Jo Jo" C. Blackboy Joseph "Jo Jo" C. Blackboy, Sr., 49, of St. Michael, ND, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003, in his home. Joseph Cornelius Blackboy was born March 20, 1954 in Devils Lake, ND, the son of Phillip and Lucy Redday Blackboy. Joe lived in the St. Michael area all of his life. He grew up on the Rose and Max Jetty farm with 33 other foster children. He attended schools at Ft. Totten, St. Michael and graduated from Warwick High School. He also attended one year at Wahpeton Technical College. Joseph worked in Fargo in construction for a while and also worked at Sioux Manufacturing, Dakota Tribal Industries, Spirit Lake Casino and the Elderly Program. Some of Joe's enjoyments in life besides his children and granddaughter were playing basketball, playing guitar and riding horses when he was a younger man. He is survived by his children, Joey Blackboy, Jr., Jodie Blackboy, Joy Blackboy and Connie Jetty, all of St. Michael and John Jetty, of Devils Lake; granddaughter Sabrina of St. Michael; sisters Christina (Brent) Johnson, of Pierre, SD and Ella (Gary) Isackson, of Fargo; foster brothers, Robert Jetty, St. Michael; Richard Abraham, Fargo; Jacob Abraham, St. Michael; Roland Johnson, St. Michael and Chris Johnson, St. Michael; foster sisters, Eunice Davidson, Devils Lake and Renita Delorme, St. Michael; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Phillip and Lucy (Redday) Blackboy, foster parents, Max and Rose (Morin) Jetty; foster brothers Stanley Abraham and Kenneth Abraham; foster sister Rebecca Goeser; and special friend, Betty Poorbear. Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 Devils Lake Daily Journal. -=-=-=- July 29, 2003 Willie Mae Rooks OGLALA - Willie Mae Rooks, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother died peacefully in her sleep, called to God, early Saturday evening, July 26, 2003, at Crestview Nursing Home, Chadron, Nebraska. She was born July 25, 1926, in Cochran, Georgia, to Charles and Cleo (Hobbs) Rowland. She met her lifelong love and companion, Eugene Rooks, on the campus of Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, shortly after World War II. They were married on September 6, 1947, and to their union they were blessed with 7 children. Willie Mae is survived by her husband, Eugene, Rooks, Oglala, SD. She is also survived by 3 daughters and their spouses: Teri (Nelson) Nieschulz, Glendale, AZ, Deborah (Louie) Rooks-Cook, Oglala, SD, Kim (Scott) Crawford, Hot Springs, SD; four sons: Charles (Rose) Rooks, Hot Springs, SD, James Rooks, Oglala, SD, David (Sandi) Rooks, Hot Springs, SD, and Michael (Susan) Rooks, Oral, SD. She is also survived by 3 brothers, Charles "Chuck" Roland, Barney Roland and Levy Roland, all of Apache Junction, AZ, and 2 sisters, Angie Pullins, Chandler, AZ, and Debbie Toller, Apache Junction, AZ; 25 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A Christian Vigil Service is scheduled for Tuesday, July 29, 2003, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Holy Rosary Mission Catholic Church, Pine Ridge, SD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at Holy Rosary Mission Catholic Church, with Rev. Peter Klink, S.J. and Steve Sanford, S.J. as Celebrants. Interment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD, at 2:30 p.m. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please send cards or memorials to Holy Rosary Mission. Ashley D. Rowland WOUNDED KNEE - Ashley D. Rowland, 14, Wounded Knee, died Friday, July 25, 2003, in Wounded Knee. Survivors include her parents, David Rowland Sr. and Ramona American Horse, both of Wounded Knee; her paternal grandmother, Cleone Ice, Wounded Knee; her maternal grandfather, Emmett American Horse, Kyle; one brother, David Rowland Jr., Wounded Knee; and two sisters, Rena Rowland and Emily Rowland, both of Wounded Knee. A three-night wake service will begin at 1 p.m. today at Porcupine School. The second and third night of the wake will be Wednesday and Thursday, July 30 and 31, at Wounded Knee Visitor Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at the visitor center, with Abraham Tobacco and Jeff Sitting Bear officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Wounded Knee. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. July 31, 2003 Kamimila Red Willow-Pilfy COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Kamimila Red Willow-Pilfy, 24, Colorado Springs, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003, as a result of an automobile accident. Survivors include two daughters, Anastasia Rain Sanchez and Felico "Halo" Sanchez, both of Denver; her mother, Deborah Red Willow, Hisle, S.D. ; six brothers, Michael Pilfy, Denver, Franklin Pilfy, Jacksonville, Ark., David Pilfy, California, Joshua Pilfy, Troy, N.H., and Jake Pilfy and Zack Pilfy, both of Winslow, Ariz.; and five sisters, Jessica White Bull, Germany, and Juanita Red Willow, Alice Red Willow, Alejandra Red Willow and Wojapi Moves Camp, all of Hisle. A memorial wake service will begin at 5 p.m. today at the Deborah Red Willow home in Hisle. A Wiping of Tears service will begin early Friday morning, Aug. 1, with traditional Lakota medicine men officiating. Inurnment will be held in a final memorial service one year from now. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, S.D., is in charge of arrangements. Inez Mary Ward RAPID CITY - Inez Mary Ward, 95, of Rapid City, passed away Wednesday, July 30, at the Sioux San Hospital in Rapid City. Inez was born on January 28, 1908, in Pine Ridge, SD, to W.H. Swaim and Eva LaPointe. She was married to David Ward of Toppenish, WA. They had two sons, David C. Ward of Spokane, WA, and Milton James Ward of Toppenish, WA. Inez had a beautiful and interesting life. At the age of 5 in 1913 she accompanied her grandmother Jennie LaPointe, who was a member of the Wild Bill Hickok Indian Show and Circus, on a trip to Europe. The group was in Germany when the first World War was declared. She remembered a baby elephant that became her friend. Inez was educated in Indian boarding schools in South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. After graduating from the Haskell Institute, Lawrence, KS, she worked her way through 3 years of Nurse training at the St. Joseph Hospital, in Kansas City, MO. After finishing school, Inez worked for the BIA as a nurse in South Dakota, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico and Washington. She settled down in Toppenish, WA, where she lived and worked as a nurse at the Indian Clinic and at the community hospital. After leaving the BIA she worked for public health until her retirement. In 1991 she returned to Rapid City to live with her sister. Now she has gone to join her sister Lillian Wilson. Left to mourn her passing are her two sons, David Ward of Toppenish, WA, and Milton James Ward, one sister, Bernice Blankenship, of Rapid City, one niece, Mary Louise Campbell, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and many relatives and friends. We all loved Inez for herself and for her unfailing cheerfulness and generosity. And we will miss her for the rest of our lives. A graveside memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, August 1, 2003, at Mountain View Cemetery with Fr. Chris Mananhan officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Campbell, Paula & Quinn Funeral Home in Rapid City. August 1, 2003 Eli Arley Little Spotted Horse Jr. RAPID CITY - Eli Arley Little Spotted Horse Jr., 40, Rapid City, died Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at his home. Survivors include his mother, Marjorie Surrounded, Rapid City; seven sisters, Brenda Gallas, Glenda Godfrey, Millicent Swimmer, Tonya Steele, Mona Rodriquez and Madeline Surrounded, all of Rapid City, and Virginia Martinez, Sioux Falls; one brother, Virgil Surrounded Jr., Sioux Falls; and one son, Arley Little Spotted Horse Jr., Pine Ridge. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at Mother Butler Center in Rapid City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, at Kirk Funeral Home's Chapel of Light in Rapid City, with the Rev. Paul Sneve officiating. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City. Copyright c. 2003 the Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- August 2, 2003 Leonard Begay Sr. Graveside services for longtime Aneth, Utah, resident, Leonard Begay Sr., will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the Begay Family Cemetery in Aneth. Leonard was born Jan. 19, 1928, in Hatch, Utah, to Big John Hosteen Tsoh and Jane Hosteen (Tsoh) Begay. He passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at the San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington at the age of 75. Leonard owned his own ranch, working cattle, sheep and horses. He enjoyed breaking horses and hunting big game and rabbits. Wrestling with the boys and giving his children and grandchildren kisses was something he dearly cherished. Leonard was a traditionalist who gave all of his children and grandchildren Indian nicknames. He was fond of going to the sweat house, and tanning his own buckskin. He was also a member of the Native American Church, which he enjoyed very much. Leonard is survived by his wife, Mary Handy Begay of Aneth; his sons: Delbert, Leo and Gerald, all of Aneth; his daughters: Angela of Price, Utah; Leann of Green River, Utah; Elizabeth of Lockesburg, Ark.; Leona of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mary Rose of Cortez; LaVerne of Grand Junction, and Leonard Begay Jr. of Grand Junction. He leaves one little sister, Rose Jelly of Ismay, Colo.; one brother, Jerry Begay of Montezuma Creek, Utah; seven nieces and three nephews; as well as numerous relatives and friends. Preceding him in death were his parents and his son, Lambert Begay. Services will be under the direction of the Ertel Funeral Home. Copyright c. 2003, the Cortez Journal. -=-=-=- July 31, 2003 Gilbert H. El Tigre Tucson Gilbert H. "El Tigre" Tucson, who was also known as "Cadillac," an elder in the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, died Sunday, July 20, 2003, at the age of 68, at Mercy Medical Center in Durango. His death was from natural causes, according to Hood Mortuary. Mr. Tucson was born Sept. 7, 1934, in La Posta to Polita and Carlos Tucson. He was raised in Southwest Colorado. He worked in the coal mines in Utah and Colorado, then retired after a career with the Southern Ute tribe, for whom he carried out landscaping, construction, road building and fencing. He was a part-time firefighter around Durango, Cortez and Farmington. Hunting was Mr. Tucsons great passion; he also enjoyed fishing and traveling to visit friends and family. Playing pool, music and Mexican dance were among his other favorite activities. "Hes not playing possum anymore. Hes cuttin acres, as he always used to tell us when he was leaving," said Gilbert Tucson Jr. "Thats what were going to put on his tombstone: Hes cuttin acres." He was preceded in death by his son, Abel P. Tucson. Mr. Tucson is survived by three sons, Gilbert Tucson Jr., Michael L. Tucson and Wilfred G. Tucson, all of Denver; a daughter, Edna S. Tucson of Denver; three sisters, Virgie Roybal, Susan Manzanares and Ester Natatobi; two brothers, Carlos Tucson Jr. and Art Tucson; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A rosary will be said at 9 a.m. Friday in St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 15449 Colorado Highway 172 in Ignacio. A Mass of Christian burial will follow at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Ignatius. The Rev. Joseph L. Gallegos will officiate. Cremation will take place at Hood Mortuary Crematory. Copyright c. 2003 Durango Herald. -=-=-=- August 1, 2003 J.D. Hooper TAHLEQUAH - Funeral services for J.D. Hooper, 56, of Tahlequah, are 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003, at the Reed-Culver Chapel, with Rev. Gil Hooper officiating. Burial follows in the Greenleaf Cemetery under the direction of the Reed-Culver Funeral Home in Tahlequah. Pallbearers are J.D. Hooper Jr., Cobey Soap, John Hooper, Timothy Walters, A.J. Watkins and John Watkins. Honorary pallbearers are Harry Glenn Tyon, Harold Bruce Tyon, Robert Tyon, Billy Watkins, Dale O'Neal, Tony Hunnicutt, Jimmy Lee Watkins and Dale Wayne Watkins. J.D. was born Dec. 20, 1946, in Tahlequah, the son of John and Pearl (Breeden) Hooper, and he passed from this life Wednesday, July 30, 2003, in Tulsa. He graduated from Sequoyah High School in 1965, where he played both football and basketball. J.D. married Twyla L. Tyon Nov. 22, 1965, in Kansas City, Mo. He attended Connors State College in Warner and later transferred to Northeastern State University. He graduated from NSU is 9174 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. J.D. worked for Sequoyah High School and later began driving trucks. The last company he worked for was DMT Trucking in Springdale, Ark. J.D. enjoyed hunting, fishing, family activities and spending time with his grandchildren. He was of the Baptist faith. J.D. was preceded in death by his father, and two sisters, Rhonda and Linda O'Neal. He is survived by his wife Twyla Hooper of the home; his mother, Pearl O'Neal of Independence, Mo.; three daughters, Tonya Soap and husband Cobey of Tahlequah, Tanya Hooper and Tara Hooper, both of the home; two sons, J. D. Hooper Jr. and John Hooper, both of Tahlequah; three sisters, Sandy Rock of Tahlequah, Terri Singleton of Raytown, Mo., and Pamela Green of Kansas City, Mo.; one brother, Dale O'Neal of Independence, Mo.; nine grandchildren, Cody Hooper, Ashley Hunnicutt, Ashton Barnoskie, Ashlynn Barnoskie, Stoney Barnoskie II, Cheyenne Soap, Caleb Soap, Chelsi Pruitt and Jacob Pruitt; as well as a host of other loved ones and friends. Reed-Culver Funeral Home, 117 W. Delaware, Tahlequah, Okla., 74464. Copyright c. 2003 Tahlequah Daily Press. -=-=-=- July 30, 2003 LaNore Wise LaNore Wise, 46, died Saturday at her home in Shawnee. She is survived by her mother, Fannie Harjo of Shawnee; her daughter, Morning Star Jumper of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren, Rickita, Derick, Jason and Kaptain Jumper, all of Oklahoma City; one brother, Herschel Wise of Seminole; four sisters, Leona Kernell and Leatrice LookingGlass, both of Oklahoma City, Letha Wise of Shawnee and Lou Ann Blanchard of Norman; two aunts, Yvonne Holata of Wewoka and Leah Jean Fields of Shawnee; and many nieces and nephews and other relatives. A wake will be held at 6:30 p.m. today at Stout-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Wewoka. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Middle Creek No. 2 Baptist Church in Holdenville with the Rev. Steve Holata and the Rev. Houston Tiger officiating. Burial will follow at the Tiger Family Cemetery. Copyright c. 1997-2003 The Shawnee News-Star. -=-=-=- July 30, 2003 Rosharon D. Archilta ANADARKO - Funeral for Rosharon D. Archilta, 56, Anadarko, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Apache Tribal Complex, Anadarko, with the Rev. Tim Nestill and the Rev. Sonny Ware officiating. Ms. Archilta died Monday, July 28, 2003, at an Oklahoma City hospital. Burial will be at Cache Creek Cemetery. She was born March 19, 1947, to Roberta Archilta. She was a homemaker. Survivors include three sons: Kendall Keith Kaulay and Travis Allen Chalepah, both of Anadarko; and Conrad Lee Bointy, Ada; three grandchildren: Enonee Chalepah, Anadarko; and Danielle and Gunner Bointy, both of Ada; three brothers: Rudarty Archilta, Anadarko; Jonas Archilta, Denver; and Markell Lawayne Archilta, Anadarko; a sister, Victoria Tapedo, Anadarko; a special nephew, Willie-Ed Cody Tapedo, Anadarko; and many other loved ones. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Jonas "Bill" Archilta and Etheline Kadayso Archilta; her mother; and a nephew, Aubrey Tapedo. Friends may call from 7 p.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday at the tribal complex. Buford 'Peewee Pruitt GERONIMO - Funeral for Buford Pruitt, 79, Geronimo, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with Dr. Randy Robertson, pastor, Anadarko First Baptist Church, officiating. Mr. Pruitt died Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at his home. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. He was born Sept. 12, 1924, in Sallisaw to Clayton Henry and Nannie Lee Hawkins Pruitt. He lived in and attended schools in Watonga, Sallisaw and Arizona. He also lived in Lawton, Cave Springs, Ark., and Geronimo. He was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps from Aug. 6, 1943, to Jan. 5, 1946. He received the Rifle Marksman Medal and Hon Ser Lapel Button. He married Helen Massey on April 8, 1947, in Watonga. He was a deacon at Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son Clayton Pruitt, Geronimo; two daughters: Connie McDaniel and her husband, Jim, Geronimo; and Lanessia Herring, Lawton; two brothers: Luke Pruitt, Arapaho; and John Pruitt and his wife, Charlene; three sisters and brothers-in-law: Lorene Pruitt Greene and Earl, Drumwright; Yvonne Pruitt Cunningham and Bud; and LaDonna Pruitt Malaney and Freddy, Denison, Texas; four grandchildren: and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters: Irene Pruitt, Julia Smith and Shirley West; and a brother, Orlie Pruitt. Memorial contributions may be made to The Cleo Craig Memorial Cancer and Research Clinic, 5002 W. Lee, Lawton 73505. July 31, 2003 Derwin Tracy Lozeau Private memorial Salish service for Derwin Tracy Lozeau, 49, Lawton, will be Aug. 9, 2003, in Missoula, Mont., with tribal elders officiating. Mr. Lozeau died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at his home. Arrangements are by Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. He was born Feb. 24, 1954 in Pasadena, Calif., to James and Nina Elizabeth Ramsey Lozeau. He graduated from Waurika High School in 1972. He worked for JB Hunt until medical retirement. In a traditional native ceremony on Jan.7, 1995, he was given his Salish Indian Name of Que Que Ko'es, which means "Goes Far" in the Salish translation. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Nina A. and Harrison Houston, Waurika; a daughter, Megan Elizabeth Lozeau, Oklahoma City; three stepdaughters: Jennifer Jennings, and Leah Stone, both of Oklahoma City; and Andrea Gandy, Ada; two brothers: Leslie Houston and his wife, Becky, and Gene Houston and his wife, Krystal, all of Waurika; three sisters: Wanda Lozeau Felder and her husband, Butch, and Melody Lozeau Duncan and her husband, Don, all of Lawton; and Darlene Simmons, Duncan; two grandchildren: Daniel Jennings and Will Gandy; and many aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father; a grandmother, Ermine Rivers Lozeau, and a grandfather, James Lozeau Sr.; maternal grandparents, Allen and Pearl Ramsey; and a brother, Darrell Jackson. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Foundation and Hospice. Sympathy cards may be sent to Nina A. Houston at 216 S. 2nd, Waurika; or Wanda L. Felder and Melody L. Duncan, 1820 NW Crosby Park Circle, Lawton 73505. Copyright c. 2003 The Lawton Constitution. -=-=-=- July 29, 2003 Lula Mae Harjo Kaney Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident, Lula Mae Harjo Kaney are scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Sand Creek Eufaula Church in Wewoka. She died on July 25, 2003, at the age of 75 at Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born Aug. 18,1927, in Hughes County to Johnnie Harjo and Elmina McPerryman Harjo. She married James Kaney, Sr. on Jan. 9, 1950. They had six children. She was a homemaker and enjoyed making quilts, gardening, listening to and singing Native American Hymns. She was a Seminole Nation Tribal Member and a member of Sand Creek Eufaula Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James in 1978, one infant son, Henry Willie Kaney; one daughter, Joyce Kaney Fixico; two brothers, Leslie and Cecil Harjo; two sisters, Angela Harjo, an infant, and Imogene Harjo Tobias; one grandson, Micco James Coody, a son-in-law, Roger Felson and a special friend, A.B. Harjo. She is survived by two daughters, Elmina Kancy Feltson and Faye Kaney Coody, both of seminole; two sons, Leonard Kaney and James Kaney, Jr., both of Seminole, one brother, Charlie D. Harjo of Wewoka, one brother- in-law, Edmond Harjo of Ada; 6 grandchildren, Kyle Coody, Devne Felson, Wenayv and Leslie Fixico, all of Seminole; Leighton Felson, Winona Felson Lamb of California; and two great grandchildren, Kyleigh Fixico and Gavin Hill, both of Seminole. Casket bearers will be Leighton Felson, Henry Factor, Clifford Harjo, Douglas Meashintubby, Bobby Lena and Kelly Fixico. Honorary bearers will be Matthew Meashintubby, Floyd Johnson, Charles Little, James Galbreath, Randy Harjo, Tommy Walters and Dr. Gary D. Bond. Wake services will be held at Faye Coody's home on Saturday and Sunday evening at 7 p.m. Monday at 6 p.m. there will be a wake service at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel. She will lie in state at Swearingen Funeral Home until Tuesday at 3 p.m., at which time she will be moved to Sand Creek Eufaula Church in Wewoka for an all night wake service. Revs. Houston Tiger and Edward Bear will officiate. Interment will be at High Springs Cemetery in Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole. July 30, 2003 Robert Franklin Bemo Funeral services for Seminole County resident, Robert Franklin Bemo, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the High Spring Baptist Church in Konawa. He died July 28, 2003, at the age of 81. He was born Sept. 8, 1921, in Konawa to William and Ada Factor Bemo. He attended Summer Chapel School. He married Nell Marie in Hulwa in Wewoka in 1989. He was a member of High Springs Baptist Church in Konawa. He was a navy veteran and also worked as a security guard for Seminole Nation. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Ada Factor Bemo; four brothers, Sam, John, Don and Edgar Bemo; and one sister, Harriet Tiger. He is survived by his wife, Nell Marie Bemo of the home, two adopted sons, Roland Roberts of Seminole and Bruce Fish of the home; six stepchildren, Donna McNac of Oklahoma City. Alex Fish Jr. of Tecumseh, Laquita Roberts of Cromwell, Laverna Kionute of Binger, John Fish of Oklahoma City and Donnell Fish of the home; four children, Lawanda Abraham of Norman, Glessie Gene Tharp of Norman, Ronnie Bemo of Shawnee and Robert 'Bob' Bemo, Jr. of Edmond; two sisters, Rena Gonzales of Denver, Colo. and Elvina Ortega; 26 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Wake services will be at the Stout-Phillips Old Chapel at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. He will be moved to High Spring Baptist in Konawa at 5 p.m. Thursday. Wake services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at High Springs Baptist in Konawa. Pallbearers will be Reese Bert, Randy Roberts, Junior Kionute, Charles Burgress, Edward Factor and Steve Harjo. Honorary pallbearers will be grandsons. Revs. Issac Foster and Dorsey Nero will officiate. Interment will follow at High Spring Baptist Cemetery under the direction of the Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka. The Seminole Producer/Copyright c. 1999-2000 Arizona Newspapers Assn. -=-=-=- August 1, 2003 Manuel 'Bob' Chavez MANUEL 'BOB' CHAVEZ , 88, born in Cochiti Pueblo, died Wednesday at his Santa Fe home following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born to Cipriano and Manuelita Chavez. He married Mary 'Marianita' Perez on July 4, 1947. He worked for the state Highway Department's aircraft maintenance division and was an active member of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish. He also served his country during World War II and was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. He was preceded in death by Mary Chavez, Franco Chavez, Cecil Chavez and Hope Hawkins. He is survived by his wife, Mary 'Marianita' Chavez; sons, Francis 'Franco' Chavez of Cochiti, and Cecil Cletus Chavez of Santa Fe; daughter, Hope 'Rene' Hawkins and husband Lynn of Kansas City, Mo.; brother, Frank Chavez and wife Jane of Cochiti; sisters, Isabel Montoya of Sparks, Nev.; Senaida Pecos, Margaret Arquero and husband Alvin, and Vivian Chavez, all of Cochiti; six grandchildren; and many other relatives. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. today at St. Bonaventure in Cochiti Pueblo followed by mass at noon. Burial will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery following services. Berardinelli Family Funeral Service. Copyright c. 1997 - 2003 Albuquerque Journal: Albuquerque, New Mexico. -=-=-=- July 30, 2003 Louise D. Benally Dec. 20, 1926 - July 25, 2003 Louise D. Benally, 76, passed from this life Friday, July 25, 2003, at her home in Hogback. Services will be at 10 a.m., today, Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at the Four Corners Community Church in Shiprock. Pastor Eric Lee will be officiating. She will then be laid to rest at the Shiprock Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to Cope Memorial Chapel of Farmington, 404 W. Arrington St., (505) 327-5142 Travis Harrison March 11, 1984 - July 25, 2003 Travis Harrison, 19, of Kirtland, passed away Friday, July 25, 2003. Travis is survived by his mother, Merlinda Shorthair of Kirtland; girlfriend, Nahanna Antoinette Antonio; brothers, Ryneal Yazzie and O'neal Yazzie of Kirtland; sister, Anastasia Yazzie of Kirtland; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Shorthair of Shiprock; uncles, Homer and Isabelle Shorthair of Shiprock, Johnson and Lorenda Shorthair of Farmington; aunts, Arlinda and George Harrison of Shiprock, Alyssa and Leonard Barber of Farmington; and many cousins. Travis was preceded in death by his uncle, Randall Shorthair and cousin, Leonard Barber Jr. Travis enjoyed being with his friends. He was very close to his uncle Randall. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Memorial services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., today, Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at Chapel of Memories Funeral Home. Pastor Duane Bristow will be officiating. Interment will take place at Kirtland-Fruitland Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Memories Funeral Home of Kirtland, No. 458 County Road. 6100, (505) 598-9636. Randall Wetzel Shorthair Nov. 17, 1958 - July 25, 2003 Randall W. Shorthair, 44, of Waterflow, passed away Friday, July 25, 2003. Randall is survived by his wife, Annita Shorthair fo Waterflow; his father, Johnson Shorthair Sr. of Shiprock; his mother, Bessie Lee Shorthair of Shiprock; stepson, Sgt. Lyn Thomas, deployed in Iraq; stepdaughters, Pamela Thomas of Albuquerque and Lenelda Thomas of Waterflow; brothers, Homer Shorthair and wife, Isabell of Shiprock, Johnson Shorthair and wife, Lorenda of Farmington; sisters, Arlinda Harrison and husband, George of Shiprock, Merlinda Shorthair of Kirtland, Alyssa Barber and husband, Leonard of Farmington. Randall had six nephews and 10 nieces he considered them all as his children. Randall was very close to his nephew Travis. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and all who knew him. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., today, Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at the Chapel of Memories Funeral Home in Kirtland. Pastor Duane Bristow will be officiating. Burial will follow at the Kirtland-Fruitland Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Chapel of Memories Funeral Home of Kirtland, No. 458 County Road 6100, (505) 598-9636. Copyright c. 2003 Farmington Daily Times, a Gannett Co., Inc. newspaper. -=-=-=- July 29, 2003 Alejandra Rohan GALLUP - Services for Alejandra Rohan, 76, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 30 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Father Diego Mazon will officiate. Burial will follow at Gallup City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 7 p.m., today at Rollie Mortuary. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., tonight at Rollie Mortuary. Survivors include his daughters, Maria Mendoza of Albuquerque, Suzanna Bravo and Francisca Uribe both of Gallup; brothers, Moncerrate Rohan of Las Cruces, Esteban Rohan and Manuel Rohan both of Gallup; sisters, Lorenza Rohan and Maria Salas both of Gallup; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Rohan was preceded in death by his parents, Paulina and Daniel Rohan; and brothers, Basilio Rohan, Sotero Rohan and Trinidad Rohan. Pallbearers will be Francisco Bravo, Juan D. Bravo, Michael Bravo, Hector Escarcega, Luis Mendoza and Jorge Uribe. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. July 30, 2003 Phillip L. Attakai GALLUP - Services for Phillip Attakai, 56, will be 10 a.m., Thursday, July 31 at Rollie Mortuary Palm Chapel. Pastor Herman Neils will officiate. Burial will follow at New Lands Cemetery, Sanders, Ariz. Attakai died July 27 in Gallup. He was born Feb. 18, 1947 in Star Mountain, Ariz. into the Big Water People Clan for the Edge of Water People Clan. Survivors include his sons, Anslem Lee Attakai of Dilcon, Ariz. and Loren Lee Attakai of Winslow, Ariz.; brothers, Joe Attakai of Sanders, Ariz. and Roger Attakai of White Cone, Ariz.; sisters, Sylvia Jackson of Dilcon, Ariz., Veronica Laughter of Shonto, Ariz., Betty Moore of Gallup and Lola Morgan of Window Rock; and one grandchild. Attakai was preceded in death by his parents, Marie and Miller Attakai ; brothers, Emerson Attakai, Johnson Attakai and Stanley Bahe; and Lula Attakai. Pallbearers will be family members. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. July 31, 2003 Ivan T. Paquin Sr. ZUNI - Services for Ivan Paquin Sr., 75, will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 1 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Old Laguna. Burial will follow at Old Laguna Pueblo Cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., tonight at Jean Paquin's residence, Old Laguna. Paquin Sr. died July 30 in Gallup. He was born Oct. 21, 1927 in Zuni into the Big Turkey Clan. Paquin Sr. served in the U.S. Marines Corp, as a Drill Instuctor and served in the Korean Conflict. His hobbies included attending Pow-Wows, selling Zuni Jewlery, abd traveling. Ivan retired from Gallup Indian Medical Center. Survivors include his son, Ivan T. Paquin Jr. of Old Laguna; daughters, Anna Martinez, Jean Paquin and Von Paquin all of Old Laguna; and seven grandchildren. Paquin Sr. was preceded in death by his parents, Bell Coche and Tom Paquin; and son, Tommy Paquin. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. August 1, 2003 Dolly C. Nelson GALLUP - Services for Dolly C. Nelson, 66, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, August 2 at Cope Memorial Chapel, Gallup. Pastor Scott Tafoya will officiate. Burial will follow at Gallup City Cemetery. Nelson died July 29 in Gallup. She was born July 24, 1937 in Wide Ruins, Ariz. Nelson worked at Wide Ruins Boarding School and Chilocco Indian School in Chilocco, Okla. as well as Fairchild in Shiprock and the Griswold General Store in Navajo. Her hobbies included arts and crafts. Survivors include her husband, Lyle Yazzie of Gallup; sons, Terry of Naschitti, Perry of Zuni, and Bronson of Gallup; daughters Thomasina and Vunora, both of Gallup and seven grandchildren. Nelson was preceded in death by her parents, Julia B. Davis and Andrew Lynch; brother, Wilfred Lynch; and sisters, Dorothy Lynch and Nora Davis. The family will receive relatives and friends at Red Hills Mobile Home Park Recreation Center in Gallup. Anthony Christopher Gomez Jacome Graveside services for Anthony Jacome, 9, of White Valley, Ariz., will be noon today, Friday, Aug. 1, at the homesite of Robert and June Jacome. Burial will be on family land in White Valley. Jacome died July 28, 2003 in Pinon, Ariz. He was born Jan. 27, 1994, in Tuba City, Ariz., into the Edgewater Clan. He attended Chinle Primary School and enjoyed riding horses and his bike. Survivors include parents, Robert and June Jacome of Pinon; brothers, Robert Jacome Jr., Carlos C. Jacome, and Dominic C. Jacome; sisters, Rosa C. Jacome-Gomez, and Maria Carmen Jacome-Gomez; and grandparents Alice Robinson, Anacleto and Sandra Rosas, and Antonio Gomez. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Juan Robinson. Pallbearers will be Richard Gomez, Dion Lee Yazzie, Vernard Kayonie, Rick Jacome, Dino Dee Yazzie and Valentino Kayonie. The family will receive relatives and friends at the Deswood and Margarte Yazzie residence in White Valley. Valley Ridge Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. August 4, 2003 Michael Lee KLAGETOH, Ariz., - Services for Michael Lee, 53, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 5 at St. Michaels Catholic Church in St. Michaels. Father Gilbert Schneider, O.F.M., will officiate. Burial will follow at the Klagetoh Community Cemetery. Lee died July 30. He was born Nov. 16, 1949 into the Black Sheep People Clan for the Towering House People Clan. Lee was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He served during the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Edith Lee of Klagetoh; sons Marty Lee, Malcolm Tsinnijinnie and Sean Tsinnijinnie, all of Leupp, Ariz.; daughter Desiree Lee of Flagstaff, Ariz.; stepdaughter Andrea Talayumptewa of Winslow, Ariz; brothers Benjamin Lee of Fort Defiance and Ernest Lee of Lower Greaseweed; sister, Agnes Tapaha of Klagetoh and six grandchildren.. Lee was preceded in death by his parents Ella Roanhorse and Walter Lee; brothers Paul Lee Sr. and Peter Leee and sister Bertha Lee. Pallbearers will be Shawna Harrison, Bobby Lee, Freddie Lee, Travis Lee, Vernon Poleheptewa, Ronald Smallcanyon, Sean Tsinnijinnie, John Willie and Justin Willie. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Kenneth Shorty Jr. GALLUP - Services for Kenneth Shorty, 39, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 5 at Smith Lake Bethesda Mission. Pastor Bobby J. Willie will officiate. Burial will follow at Smith Lake Cemetery. Shorty Jr. died Aug. 1 in Gallup. He was born March 30, 1964 in Crownpoint into the Towering House People Clan for the Red Running into the Water People Clan. Shorty Jr. graduated from Crownpoint High School in 1983 and attended trade school in Florida for Heavy Equipment Operator. His hobbies included making bows, arrows, spears and war shields, livestock, basketball and automoblies. Survivors include his wife, Connie Edsitty-Shorty of Grants; sons, Kenneth Shorty III and Troy Apachito both of Grants; daughters, Karen M. Shorty of Milan, Kendra J. Shorty and Antonio Apachito both of Grants; father, Kenneth Shorty Sr. of Mariano Lake; brothers, Wilbert Shorty of Gallup, Melford Shorty of Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif. and Lionel Shorty of Thoreau; sisters, Melinda A. Shorty of Grants and Mabelene A. Shorty of Thoreau. Shorty was preceded in death by his mother, Mabel B. Shorty; sister, Brenda Shorty and grandparents, Wilson and Mary Nez Begay and Charlie and Mary C. Shorty. Pallbearers will be Thurman Begay, Jimmy Garcia Jr., Dewayne Ramone, Bryant Willie, Raymond Ramone and Henry Romone. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Smith Lake Chapter House. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Kenneth H. Long MANUELITO, N.M. - Services for Kennth Long Sr., 41, will be announced at a later date. Long died August 1. He was born May 8, 1962 into the Mexican People Clan for the Towering House People Clan. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- August 3, 2003 Eugene G. Varn Former Tucson journalist died July 29, 2003, after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 58. Born in Sayre, Pennsylvania in 1944, Gene moved to Tucson with his mother and his brother when he was eight years old. After attending Roskruge Elementary, Mansfeld Junior High and graduating in 1962 from Tucson High, he went on to earn journalism and political science degrees at the University of Arizona. Gene got his start in newspapers working for the Tucson Daily American, first as a reporter, then as assistant news editor, from 1966 to 1967. He then joined the University of Arizona News Bureau as a staff writer from 1968 to 1970. In the late 1970, he went to work as a reporter for the Tucson Citizen, then was promoted in 1973 to night city editor, and finally to day city editor. After leaving the Citizen in 1977, he then joined the Arizona Republic in 1979, heading the Tucson-based Southern Arizona Bureau for that newspaper, until his retirement from journalism in 1991, when he moved to Bisbee. He later taught English and journalism at Cochise Community College in Douglas in 2000 and 2001. Among the loves of Gene's life were reading, hiking, camping, baseball, history, his dogs Butchy and Runner, writing, old movies, a good bar, the Sonoran desert, and all things Mexico. He travelled extensively in that beautiful country, and longed to return to it. Gene was an extremely bright, dynamic and unique life force, and we loved him dearly. He is survived by his brother, Russell Varn, of Whittier, California; a nephew, Joseph Varn and niece, Melinda Pearson, both of Denver; also a half- brother, Kevin Hovey, of Nashua, New Hampshire. After cremation, a memorial service will be held for Gene on Saturday, August 16, at 2:00 p.m. at the home of Tom and Lisa in Bisbee. For directions call 806-7754 or 432-9122. Remembrances may be made as donations in Gene's name to the Casa Maria Soup Kitchen, 401 E. 26th. St., Tucson, AZ 85713. Copyright c. 2003 Tucson Citizen -=-=-=- July 30, 2003 Jose E. B. "Pompa" Ramon Jr. Jose E. "Pompa" B. Ramon, Jr., 66, left this world to join his ancestors on July 24, 2003. He died at his home in Salt River after a 16 year battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Ena, brother Douglas, children Michael, Mitchell, Mark, Michele, Roger, Ellen and Liza, 12 grandchildren and 20+ godchildren. He is a graduate of Santa Cruz High School; Eloy, AZ, he served 4 years in the U.S. Air Force. He attended four years at ASU with plans to work in the field of Special Education. His professional career includes law enforcement, Vice Chairman Papago Tribe, HUD Housing Director and Lead Pharmacy Technician at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center from where he retired. He lived a life of service and was especially humbled to have been selected to participate in the Mass for Pope John Paul II. His many awards include Outstanding Native American and Indian Elder of the Year. However, he will be especially remembered as a spiritual leader, for his gift of healing and love for his people and Creator. Wake services will be at 6:00 p.m., Friday, August 1 and funeral Mass at 8:00 am., Saturday, August 2, 2003 at the Memorial Hall, Longmore and Thomas Rds., Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Arrangements by Melcher's Chapel of the Roses, Mesa. Copyright c. 2003 The Arizona Republic. -=-=-=- July 31, 2003 Mabelena Maria Cota Mabelena Maria Cota, 15, of Phoenix died July 20 in San Carlos. She was born in Show Low and was an honor student at Washington High School in Phoenix. She like computers, basketball, baseball, writing, drawing and making baskets. She won awards at Heard Museum for basket making. Survivors include her parents, Adolph and Veda Cota of Phoenix; two sisters, Sheila Marie Cota and Hadassah Marie Cota of Phoenix; and grandparents, Dennis and Lena Nelson of San Carlos. Funeral service was conducted July 24 at Assembly of God Church in San Carlos. Interment followed at San Carlos Cemetery. Lamont Mortuary of Globe was in charge of arrangements. Rosalie Machukay Rosalie Machukay, 63, of San Carlos died July 18 at Heritage Health Care Center in Globe. She was born in San Carlos and was a lifelong resident. She is survived by three brothers, Anthony Machukay of Laveen, and Joseph Machukay and Fernando Machukay of San Carlos; and four sisters, Veronica Cadue, Dorothy Yellow Eyes, Agatha Lovato and Bernadette Machukay, all of San Carlos. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 26 at St. Charles Catholic Church in San Carlos. Interment was in San Carlos Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Lamont Mortuary of Globe. Copyright c. 2003 Arizona Silver Belt/Apache Moccasin. -=-=-=- July 31, 2003 Carrie Chase Thompson Taveapont Carrie Chase Thompson Taveapont, age 75, of Ft. Duchesne died July 22, 2003 at the Uintah Care Center. She was born August 1, 1927 in Ignacio, Colorado to James and Jane Hawk Thompson. She married Ray Taveapont, later divorced. Carrie enjoyed doing bead work, crafts, and traveling. She was of the Episcopalian faith. She is survived by her children, Sonja Apporas-Wopsock, of Whiterocks; Rosemary Thompson, Ft. Duchesne; Katherine Mart Manning, Indian Bench; Jane Taveapont, Ft. Duchesne; Nancy Manning, Lapoint; Raymond Taveapont, Whiterocks; Vivian Taveapont Bedonie, Ignacio, CO; 34 grandchildren, and 40 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by children, Gregory, Patricia, and Larine Taveapont, a sister Tadosha Rose Thompson Van, and three grandchildren, Alex Manning, Earl Manning, Jr. and Correy Manning. Graveside services held Saturday, July 26, 2003, 11:00 AM, at the Ouray Memorial Cemetery, Ignacio, Colorado, under direction of the Hullinger Mortuary. Morningdove Serawop Morningdove Serawop, was stillborn July 22, 2003 at the Uintah Basin Medical Center. Her parents are Angelo Checora, Sr. and Trista Toots Serawop. She is also survived by three brothers, Vincent, Valdin, and Valone; grandmother, Rose Marie Serawop; aunts, Heather (Mark) Tennancour, Presta (Dino) Serawop; and an uncle Red Rock Serawop. She was preceded in death by a grandfather, Preston Serawop, and grandmother, Frieda Nannatz. Funeral service held Friday, July 25, 2003, 10AM, at the Randlett LDS Church with burial in the Randlett Cemetery. Copyright c. 2003 Uintah Basin Standard/Roosevelt, UT. -=-=-=- July 31, 2003 David Leroy Premo David Leroy Premo, 71 years old, passed away from a long illness at the Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, Elko, Nev., on Monday, July 28, 2003. David was born to Thomas and Anna Frank Premo on March 23, 1932, in Owyhee, Nev. He attended the Owyhee Elementary and Owyhee High School. In 1951, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was in the Korean Conflict. He was a BIA firefighter; he was one of the workers who helped build the new Wildhorse dam and was a ranch worker for many years. In 1954, he married Irene Sam of Elko, and they had five children and divorced in 1964. In 1994, he retired from the Duval Ranch in Ruby Valley, Nev., and returned to his home in Owyhee to enjoy his retirement at his resident "corner bar." He enjoyed hunting, fishing and being with his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and many friends. David is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Premo; mother, Anna (Frank) Premo; brothers Walden, Thomas Jr., Warner "Pop," Emil "EP" and Willis Premo and several nephews. Survivors are daughters, Arvilla Premo Conetah (Douglas), Carla Premo (Rex), Vida Premo (Brad) all of Elko, Nev.; sons, Stanley Premo of Ruby Valley, Nev., and Carl Premo of Las Vegas, Nev.; sisters, Laura Townsend of Elko, Mildred Scissons, Beverly Crum and Naomi Mason all of Owyhee; seven grandchildren, Rena Premo, Jason Conetah, Chauna Cota, Thomas Conetah, Jarred Conetah, Joshua Conetah, Julie Conetah, Roy Allen Sam, Courtney Miller all of Elko, and Josh Coons of Owyhee; nine great- grandchildren, Anfernee Cota, Tyus Conetah, Eric, Kane, Jordan and Aiden Cota, Iyana Conetah and Chase Lovelace and many nephews and nieces. Viewing will be on Thursday, July 31, 2003, at Burns Funeral Home, Elko, Nev., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST). In addition, a viewing will take place in Owyhee, Nev., on Friday, Aug. 1, 2003, at the Presbyterian Church from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (MST). Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003, 11 a.m. (MST) at the Presbyterian Church in Owyhee. Following the services, a traditional feed will be held at the Presbyterian Church. Copyright c. 2003 Elko Daily/Elko, NV. -=-=-=- August 1, 2003 Herman Homer Weed FORT WASHAKIE - Traditional Indian Funeral Services for Herman Homer Weed, 87, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the family residence, 451 Trout Creek Road, Fort Washakie. Church services will follow at 2 p.m. in Shoshone Episcopal Mission by Tom Means. Interment will be in Weed Family Cemetery in Fort Washakie. Evening services and a wake will begin at 7 p.m. today, Aug. 1, at the family home. He died July 28, 2003, in Fort Washakie. Born Jan. 23, 1916, in Fort Washakie, he was the son of Baptiste and Sarah Ann Weed; and was a lifelong resident of the Wind River Indian Reservation. He was a rancher in the Trout Creek area and was employed by the Wyoming Senior Companion Program for 15 years until his illness. A past member of the Shoshone Fair Board, he belonged to the Wind River Indian Church. He enjoyed being with his family, fishing, and listening to music; and was an avid violin player. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Inez Marie; five daughters, Eva Wesaw Nesz of Thoreau, N.M., Roma Jimmerson of Fort Washakie, Georgina Ramirez and her husband of Lander, Debra Weed of Fort Washakie and Myra Vasquez and her husband of Bismarck, N.D.; two sons and their wives, Wyman and Baptiste Weed, both of Fort Washakie; brother, Starr Weed of Fort Washakie; two adopted brothers, Chester Pingree Sr. of California and Doug Frazier of Pavillion; 32 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Enos Enos; a sister, Eunice Osborne; a daughter, Nadine Weed; two sons-in-law; two grandsons; a great-granddaughter; and a great-great-granddaughter. Wind Dancer Funeral Home of Fort Washakie is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2003 Casper Star-Tribune published by Lee Publications, Inc., a subsidiary of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. -=-=-=- July 29, 2003 Lawrence R. Spang LAME DEER - Lawrence R. Spang, VeKesohvo Komaestse (White Bird), age 72, of Lame Deer, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2003, at his daughter's residence in Billings, with much of his family by his side. Lawrence was born July 6, 1931, in Lame Deer, the son of Wilfred and Jennie (Limberhand) Spang. He attended grade school in Lame Deer and graduated from Colstrip High School in 1951. He married Barbara One Bear in 1953 and they later divorced. Lawrence worked for the federal government for many years. He also worked for Montana Power as a laborer and for Indian Health Service as a medical records clerk. Lawrence was a superb athlete in basketball and football in high school. He also played fast pitch with his brothers as a young man. Lawrence was an avid fisherman, hunter, and he loved to read. He spent much of his later years doting on his grandchildren. Lawrence is survived by two sons, Alan (Joleen) Spang of Lame Deer and Richard (Bridgette) Spang of Lame Deer; four daughters, Kathleen Beartusk of Colstrip, Judy (Dean Allen) Spang of Lame Deer, Robyn Spang of Billings and Francine (Dennis) Bear Don't Walk, also of Billings; five brothers, Norman (Clarice) Spang of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Alonzo (Clarice) Spang of Birney, James (Aladine) Spang of Muddy Creek, Zane (Sandy) Spang of Ashland and Leo (Maxine) Spang of Muddy Creek. Lawrence is also survived by 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents, Wilfred and Jennie Spang. Funeral and graveside services will be held on Thursday, July 31, at 9 a. m., at the family cemetery at Muddy Creek. Wake services will be held on Wednesday, July 30, at 7 p.m. at the Mennonite Church in Lame Deer. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth has been entrusted with the arrangements. To send condolences to the family please visit: www.stevensonandsons.com. July 31, 2003 Fritz Burgess LAME DEER - Fritz Burgess, age 58, of Lame Deer, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2003, in an Alamogordo, N.M. Fritz was born in Concho, Okla., to Charlie Burgess and Flora Walksalong. He was adopted by John and Rose Medicine Elk. After graduating from high school in 1964 from St. Labre Indian School, Fritz enlisted in 1966 with the United States Army and served in Vietnam and Korea. He was quite adapt at making native arts and crafts for clients throughout Indian country. Fritz also worked as a seasonal fire fighter in Lame Deer, but excelled as an engine and helitack foreman on the Mescalero Apache Indian reservation for many years. Fritz is survived by his wife, Myrna Burgess of Lame Deer; former wife Linda Freeman and daughter Francine Burgess of Lame Deer; four sons, from his second marriage, Richard, Tom, Marion and Wilson Burgess of New Mexico; stepchildren from his current wife, John Youngbear, Shawna Bearrobe of Lame Deer and Anthony Youngbear of Washington; and several grandchildren in Montana and New Mexico; sisters Evelyn Gardner, Georgiann Kellum, Teresa Littlebird, Cheryl King of Lame Deer, Jeanette Burgess of El Reno, Okla., Karena Smith of Mescalero, N.M.; adopted brothers, George Littlehead, Jr., Fernando Littlebird, Daniel Foote, Billy Two Moons, Herman Bearcomesout, all of Montana, and many other friends and relatives throughout the country. Fritz was preceded in death by both sets of parents, Charlie Burgess and Flora Walksalong of Oklahoma and John and Rose Medicine Elk of Lame Deer. He is also proceeded in death by his former wife Francine Burgess of Mescalero, N.M. Funeral services will be held at the Blessed Sacrament Church on Thursday, July 31, at 11 a.m., and burial at the Lame Deer Cemetery. Rausch Funeral Home of Lame Deer has been entrusted with the arrangements. Copyright c. The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- Golden Triangle On-Line Obituaries The following obituaries appeared in the Cut Bank Pioneer Press, Shelby Promoter, Valierian or Glacier Reporter this week. August 1, 2003 Samuel John Aims Back Samuel John Aims Back, 77, of Heart Butte, a rancher, died of natural causes Thursday, July 24, 2003 at his home. His funeral was Monday, July 28, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Heart Butte, with burial in the Aims Back Cemetery at Old Agency. Day Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Louise Aims Back; sons Robert Aims Back, Joe Aims Back, Thomas Aims Back and Samuel Aims Back; sisters Molly Bull Shoe, Grace Aims Back and Phillis Aims Back; an adopted sister, Myrna Salway; brothers George Aims Back and Raymond Aims Back; children he raised, E.J. Aims Back, Bob Aims Back, Peter Aims Back, Francis Aims Back and Leroy Aims Back; 15 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Philomena Aims Back, and daughters Phillis Marie Aims Back and Phillis Mary Aims Back. Copyright c. 2003 Golden Triangle Newspapers. -=-=-=- August 1, 2003 William F. Big Spring Jr. EAST GLACIER - William F. "Billy" Big Spring Jr., 62, a rancher and Army veteran, died of pneumonia Saturday at a Great Falls hospital. Rosary is 7 this evening at the Church of the Ascension, with funeral Mass there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial of ashes will take place at a later date. Survivors include a daughter, Julie Ann Keenan of Kalispell; a son, William F. Big Spring III of East Glacier; his mother, Kathleen Big Spring of East Glacier; and four grandchildren. Billy was born May 20, 1941, in Browning, Mont. He attended East Glacier Elementary School and high school in Judson, Ariz. After graduating from Browning High School, he served in the Army, where he was a sharpshooter and Vietnam veteran. He later attended MSU-Northern and University of Montana, with studies in archaeology and anthropology. A lifetime rancher of East Glacier, Billy enjoyed rodeo, hunting, fishing, camping, and most of all, his grandchildren - Brock Chapman, Brendan Big Spring, Falon Big Spring and Shelby Blu Big Spring. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor's choice. Copyright c. 2003 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- August 2, 2003 Alma Lorraine Pemberton BROWNING - Alma Lorraine (Augare) Pemberton, 81, a housewife, died of complications of diabetes Friday in Kalispell. Rosary begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Old Eagle Shield Center. Her funeral is 2 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Church, with burial in Holy Family Cemetery. Day Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Don Pemberton of Browning; daughters Peggy Harwood and Dana Pemberton, both of Browning, Toni Gray of Belgrade, Frances Kittson of Babb, Loyce Pemberton of Roseville, Mich., Gina Dubray of Spokane and Twila Dubray of Cut Bank; sons Jim Pemberton, Michael Last Star and Richard Pemberton, all of Browning; a sister, Mae Paul of Anacortes, Wash.; a brother, Wishie Augare of Heart Butte; 30 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her children, Jody Last Star and Charlie Pemberton. Copyright c. 2003 Missoulian, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- July 2003 Obituaries Dean B. Anderson ROCKY BOY - Dean Blake Anderson, former Lolo resident, died at a Havre hospital on July 7, 2003, as the result of accidental drowning. Blake was born April 20, 1961, in Blackfoot, ID, to Henry and Nancy (Raining Bird) Anderson. Survivors include his father in Helena; sons Andrew Anderson and Blake Anderson Jr. (both of Albuquerque, NM), and Matthew Anderson (Lolo); special friend Debra Tail Feathers (Lolo); sisters Delena Anderson and Gloria Ortiz (both of Los Angeles) and Connie Flores (Rocky Boy); and brothers Ernest "Reed" Anderson (St. Ignatius) and Edwin Oats (Helena). Services were conducted on July 10 at Rocky Boy. Kenneth W. Gunlock RONAN - Kenneth W. Gunlock died of natural causes on July 10, 2003, at his home here. He was born on July 18, 1912, in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, to Shell and Magdalene Schuman Gunlock. He grew up and attended schools in the Columbus, ND, area. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Larson, ND. Kenneth married Alma Arneson on June 25, 1936, in Bowbells, ND. They lived in Bonners Ferry, ID, for awhile, then returned to North Dakota and farmed for eight years. In 1950, they moved to St. Ignatius. For many years, they were in the dairy business and later raised cattle. They will be remembered for all the berries they raised and sold to many people throughout the valley. In the spring of 1993, they moved to Ronan. Kenneth's hobbies were fishing and gardening. He enjoyed the many dinners at the Ronan Senior Center and the fellowship he had with his many friends there. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife. He is survived by five brothers, Harold, Wayne, Merle, Leland and Clarence; one sister, Phyllis Holte; sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorial services were held on July 11 in Ronan. Memorials may be made to the Ronan Senior Citizens Center. Copyright c. 2003 Char-Koosta News. The official publication of the Flathead Indian Nation. -=-=-=- July 29, 2003 Alice Berlin, 81 Kasigluk Lifelong Alaskan Alice "Ciukaq" Berlin, 81, died July 25, 2003, at Alaska Native Medical Center. A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Kasigluk Moravian Church, with a graveside service following at Akula Heights Cemetery in Kasigluk. The Right Rev. Jacob Nelson will officiate. Mrs. Berlin was born Alice Andrews on Oct. 12, 1921, in the former village of Nunacuaq to Andrew and Alexandra Andrews. She was a member of the Moravian Church and volunteered her time teaching Sunday school, playing the organ and interpreting for missionary speakers. She received an award for being the cook at BIA School in Kasigluk from 1963 through 1985. Mrs. Berlin raised 10 children; one was lost in infancy. She lived a subsistence lifestyle by camping and trapping for small game, fishing, and gathering berries and plants. Mrs. Berlin loved to sew skins and made parkas, kamaksaks, mittens and hats for family members. She was an avid reader all her life. Her family said: "Mom loved to sing gospel songs, play the organ and piano. Ciukaq was a loving, giving, wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her gentle demeanor was only matched by her warm s mile." Mrs. Berlin is survived by her husband, Wassillie Berlin Sr.; children, Joan Neck, Daniel Berlin Sr., Peter Berlin, Helen O'Brien, Kenneth Berlin, Samuel Berlin, Wassillie Berlin Jr. and Gertrude Shimanek; brothers, Andrew Andrews and Wilson Keene; sisters, Rachel Keene and Florence Bayayok; grandchildren, Crystal Jackson, Candice Neck, Curtis Neck, Carl Berlin, Stanley Berlin, Daniel Berlin Jr., Alexandra White, Catherine Berlin, Wilson Berlin, Maggie Berlin, Alice Wintersteen, Elena Berlin, Alexie Berlin, Ronda Berlin, Raythia Albrite, Contessa Berlin, Victoria Lupie, Jonathan O'Brien, Robert O'Brien, Hannah O'Brien, Kendra Hoffman, Olinka Berlin, Vanessa Berlin, Rosella Berlin, Edward Berlin, Wilson Berlin, Sephra Berlin, Samantha Berlin, Moses Berlin, Wade Shimanek, Larissa Shimanek, Stephanie Shimanek, Charmaine Shimanek, Tania Shimanek and Ethan Shimanek; 40 great-grandchildren; and many nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her brother, Peter Andrews; sons, Tommy and Wilson; and grandchildren, Cherilyn Neck, Edward Neck and Peter Berlin II. Arrangements were made with Evergreen Memorial Chapel. Copyright c. 2003 The Anchorage Daily News. -=-=-=- July 27, 2003 Joseph Henry Paddock Joseph Henry Paddock, Tleineek' of the LukaaX.adi Clan, 99, died on July 22, 2003, in the Pioneers' Home in Sitka. Born on June 8, 1904, at Excursion Inlet, he was one of 12 children born to William Henry Paddock of Indiana and Anna Tagcook from Haines. He attended Sheldon Jackson School through sixth grade and worked at many jobs and logging camps around Southeast Alaska and Juneau. He married Elizabeth Mary Cropley in Juneau on Sept. 8, 1934. He worked as a pilebuck, then owner/contractor of Cropley Construction Co. In 1939, he moved his family to Pelican, where he was instrumental in the beginnings of the community and helped build the flume, dam, and many docks and boardwalks through the years. He lived in Pelican until 1982, when he and his wife moved to the Pioneers' Home, returning to Pelican for summer visits. Along with Walter Soboleff, Ray Paddock and Tom Paddock, he was one of the original founders of the Tenakee ANB Camp No. 76. Grandchildren remember him paying their annual membership dues and explaining the importance of this organization. Family members said he loved to cook and became well known for his smoked and pickled fish following his retirement. His unique processing of all traditional foods was shared with family and friends. "He loved to tell stories and believed that family, friends and a good sense of humor were life's greatest gifts," said a family member. Joe was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Elizabeth Mary, and daughter, Vivian Ann Max. He was survived by his brother, Raymond E. (Edna) Paddock of Tenakee; children Charles "Snuffy" (Mary) Paddock of Haines, Bill (Ude) Paddock of Pelican, Caroline "Babe" (Claude) Odell of Pelican and Roxanne E. (Dennis) Houston of Sitka; 16 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Roscoe Glenn Max, William Joseph Paddock, Dennis Leonard Houston, Martin Paddock, Tom Paddock Jr., and Joseph E. Paddock. Honorary pallbearers will be Raymond Paddock, Victor Stepenanenko, Steve Young, John Howard, Jim Allen, Glen Howard, Claude K. Odell, Dennis Houston Sr., Roscoe H. Max Jr. and Carl Anselm Sr. Services were held on July 26 at the Sitka Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. Walter Soboleff officiated. July 30, 2003 Richard W. George Jr. Richard W. "Buddy" George Jr., 27, a lifelong resident of Angoon, died July 26, 2003, in Angoon. He was born at Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital on January 22, 1976. Buddy graduated from Angoon High School in 1994. He worked various jobs in the community. He had a lifelong love of basketball and played in many local and Gold Medal regional tourneys. He was preceded in death by sisters, Dixie Lynn George and Christian Ann George. Elders who preceded him included great-grandparents, Willis and Lily George, great-aunt, Emma Hamburg, grandmother, Lillian George, and uncles, Cyril George Jr. and Johnny Hunter. He is survived by daughters, Kendra Starr and Starr George, and his partner, Denni Starr. Other surviving family members include his parents, Richard George Sr. and Barbara; brothers, Willis George and Edward Jack Sr. ; sisters, Jennifer George, Virginia Bigelow and Trina Singson; nieces, Naomi George, Dakota George, Dixie George II, Chenara Kookesh, Talan Jack, Sacajawea Bigelow and Christian Bales; nephews, Jared Jack, Kendrick Demmert, Edward Jack Jr. and Marcelin and Theo Bigelow; grandparents, Cyril and Judy George and Robert and Mary Duncan; uncles and aunts, Joey and Jerilyn George, Jeff George, Byron George, Peter and Mary Jean Duncan, Russell and Vivian James, Thomas "Sonny" and Jennifer Young, Roberta Hunter, Katie Duncan, Alberta Duncan, Anita and Mike Peters, Audrey and John Howard Jr. and many cousins. The memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at the ANB Hall in Angoon. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, at the Angoon ANB Hall. Donations can be mailed to Richard George Sr., P.O. Box 40, Angoon, AK 99820, (907) 788-3771. Donations may also be made to Dana Ruaro at the Tlingit-Haida Central Council, 463-7103 or Jerry Bennett at 789-3108. Honorary pallbearers include Peter Jack Sr., Frank Jack Sr., Clarence Jackson, Russell James, Sonny Young, Dosie Merculief, Jeffrey M. George, Byron George and Joey George. Active pallbearers will be Kevin O'Brien, Guy Hunter, Marti Fred, Randy Gamble, Michael Jensen, Rod Jackson, Ralph Johnson, Tony Johnson Jr., Edward Jackson Jr., Richard Porter, Travis Woodbury, John Merculief, Willis George, Byron George II, Edward Jack Sr., Tyson Brooks, Edward Kookesh Jr., Gary Edwin, Elton Willard and John Howard Jr. For information regarding travel arrangements and donations, call Dana Ruaro at the Tlingit-Haida Central Council, 463-7103. Copyright c. 1997-2003 Juneau Empire/Morris Communications Corporation. -=-=-=- July 29, 2003 Leslie George Wilson WILSON Leslie George (Les) - At Grey Bruce Health Services, Southampton, on Sunday, July 27, 2003, Les Wilson of Southampton, in his 60th year; husband of the late Glenda Jean Hamilton; dear father of Gene and Tamara of Gravenhurst, Sherry Knechtel and Steven, both of Waterloo and Kim Malloy of Brantford; also survived by his sisters Alice Philpot of Wilsonville and Betty Matheson of Winnipeg; special friend of Brent and Diane John and family of Saugeen First Nation; sadly missed and fondly remembered by his grandchildren Johnathan, Jessy, Raymond, Tyler, Catlin, Natasha, Cody and Emily. Predeceased by his parents George E. and Hazel Wilson. At Les's request, there will be no visitation. Cremation. A Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Les Wilson will be conducted from the Chapel of the EAGLESON FUNERAL HOME, Southampton, on Thursday, August 7, 2003 at 11 a. m. Reverend Eleanor Russ will officiate. A Time of Fellowship and Sharing will follow in the Family Centre of the Funeral Home. Private Interment of Ashes, Southampton Cemetery. Expressions of Remembrance to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or to the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority, Denny's Dam Project. Condolences may be forwarded to the family through: www.eaglesonfuneralhome.com Copyright c. 2003 Brantford Expositor. -=-=-=- July 30, 2003 Gary Wayne Paypompee Gary Wayne Paypompee, a resident of Whitefish Bay, Ontario, passed away on July 26, 2003 in Whitefish Bay, Ontario. He was born May 08, 1959 in Kenora, Ontario. He was predeceased by his father Raymond Bird, brother Melvin Paypompee, and sister Melvina Paypompee. Gary will be lovingly remembered by his mom Alice, sisters and brothers Ronnie, Darrell (Rhonda), Lambert (Phyllis), Darlene (Ted), Holly (Jamie), Norman, James (Kristol), nieces and nephews, Naz, Rach, April, Kelly, Brady, Bridget, Chelsea, Lavonne, Laurie, Nico, Rayanne, Jamie, Maurrisa, Trace and Jaden. Also left to mourn are his children and grandchildren Loranda (Lavern), Isaiah, Deacon and Moonlite, Loretta, Evan and Noah, Carey, Royce, Skylene and Garrett. Wake Service will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at Whitefish Bay First Nations. Burial will take place on Wednesday, July 30, 2003. BROWN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTRE ENTRUSTED WITH ARRANGEMENTS. Copyright c. 2003 Kenora Daily Miner and News. -=-=-=- July 30, 2003 Violet Lillian Ashdohonk (Walker) Wahcahcana Waste Wiya (Good Flower Woman) ASHDOHONK - On Monday, July 28, 2003, Violet Lillian Ashdohonk (nee Walker) Wahcahcana Waste Wiya (Good Flower Woman), Carry the Kettle First Nation, Sask. passed away at the age of 84 years. The Funeral Service will be held in the Band Hall, Carry The Kettle First Nation on Friday, August 1, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Ed Hengen officiating. Interment in the South Cemetery. Prayers will be held in the chapel of Tubman Funeral Home, Wolseley, Sask. on Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. Violet was predeceased by her parents, Dennis and Maggie Walker (nee Jack); three brothers, Dennis Francis and Eldon Walker; three sisters, Hazel and Mary Walker and Katherine Thompson; one son, Cyril Ashdohonk; two grandsons, Greg and Jeremy Ashdohonk; one great granddaughter and is survived by her husband, Jerome; three sons: Bernard, Joel (Brenda) and Elroy; three daughters: Audrey (Noel), Charlotte (Clint) and Connie; one brother, Herb Walker and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and newphews. August 1, 2003 William John Howard Bellegarde Little Black Bear First Nation, SK BELLEGARDE - On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, William John Howard (Nap) Bellegarde, Little Black Bear First Nation, age 72 years. The funeral mass will be celebrated in Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Lebret, Sask. on Saturday, August 2, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Wojceich Wojkowiak O. M.I. and Sr. Bernadette Feist officiating with cremation to follow. A wake will be held in the Peepeekisis Pesakastew School, Peepeekisis First Nation Friday evening. Bill was predeceased by his parents John and Clara Bellegarde, eleven brothers and two sisters, one grandson Grant Daniels. Bill is survived by his wife Kathleen Bellegarde, five sons: Stanley (Gladys), Francis (Muriel), Michael (Crystal), Brian and special son Andy; Four daughters: Nadine, Carol, Bernice (Lloyd), Tanya (Gus) also his grandchildren and great grandchildren, one sister Angie Brabant also his many nieces and nephews. August 2, 2003 Errol Vance Redwood Regina, SK/Cowessess First Nation REDWOOD - On Wednesday July 30, 2003, Errol Vance Redwood, Regina and formerly of Cowessess First Nation. Age 43 years. The funeral service will be held in the Cowessess Band Hall, Marieval on Monday, August 4, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Hector Bunnie and Elders officiating. Interment in the Cowessess Cemetery. Predeceased by his grandparents Daniel Ochapawace and Helen Dieter; Bill and Margaret Redwoood; his father Harry Redwood Sr..; a sister Margaret Redwood; brothers Victor Lerat, Walter and Dean Redwoood; Errol Redwood is survived by his sons Michael and Daniel Redwood-Ward and daughter Jennifer; his companion Jacky; his mother Edie Redwood and step-father Raymond Acoose, Sakimay First Nation; brothers: Blair Pelletier, Percy, Tyrone J. (Vicky Acoose), Martin (Todd), Harry T. (Laurie) and Jeffery J. Redwood all of Cowessess; a sister Debra (Wilf), Regina; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Copyright c. 2000-2003 Regina Leader Post Group Inc. -=-=-=- August 4, 2003 Allen Standing Alone Sr."Is-Sta-Pasip-Pisto-Komi"(Calling Further Away Owl) "Is-Sta-Pasip-Pisto-Komi" (Calling Further Away Owl) MR. ALLEN STANDING ALONE SR. beloved husband of the late Mrs. Beulah Standing Alone passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at the age of 77 years. A Wake Service will be held at ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Cardston, on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 from 7:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. with Canon Allan McCuaig officiating. A Funeral Service will be held at ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Cardston, on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at 1:00 P.M. with Canon Allan McCuaig officiating. Interment to follow at St. Paul's Cemetery. Copyright c. 2000 Alberta Newspaper Group, Inc./Lethbridge Herald.