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"The Surgeon General reports that Indian youth are dying at 3.1 times greater than the general population." "Our challenges are escalating." __ Rachel Joseph, Chairwoman of the Lone Paiute Shoshone Tribe of Calif. +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | 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! 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Janet has a few well chosen comments about this issue's lead story. ---- When tribal sovereignty cannot even protect a nation's own members' rights as parents on the reservation when challenged, not by federal interests, but by a state government -- sovereignty is a meaningless word. This week in California, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the Elem Indian Community cannot intervene in an adoption proceeding on behalf of a member child's family. The court upheld the state's decision to approve an adoption of a child to a family outside the tribe. This in spite of provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act. The story appears below. The tribe, the child's parents and the National Indian Child Welfare Association are now considering whether to appeal this decision to the US Supreme Court -- a body that has been notably unreliable in its view of just what tribal sovereignty does mean. The district court indicated that Congress needed to clarify the state's position in regard to Indian child welfare. And perhaps Congress is where our Nations should be headed for a clear, unequivocal statement of just who they are in relation to the US government and the states where reservations are located. Undermining our Nations' ability to protect the wellbeing of our families and our children calls into question our very existence as meaningful governments. It's ony a short step from there to extermination as separate entities. +/// Janet Smith owlstar@bellsouth.net /*/+ P. O. Box 672168 OwlStar Trading Post + / * Marietta, GA 30008, U.S.A. http://www.owlstar.com * + ---- Dohiyi Ani Oginalii , , Gary Smith (*,*) wotanging@bellsouth.net P. O. Box 672168 (`-') gars@nanews.org Marietta, GA 30006, U.S.A. ===w=w=== http://www.nanews.org ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ----------- - State can terminate - Clanship finds ties that bind Indian Parental Rights - Students gather - No one should prejudge for an Education in Ownership Trust Settlement Figures - Cutting up Chickens - - Interior Official Thoughts on the Mascot Issue admits mischaracterization - ICT: The American Indian Rural - - Bill would settle Urban continuum Native American Suit - Calling home the Spirits of WW2 - NA Leaders issue statement - Manitoba lags Saskatchewan on McCain Trust Bill in TLE Payments - Indian Health Service - First Nation pressures to mark 50 Years Government for Edu Funds - American Indians - Canada offers Cash Prone to Heart Disease to help break Pipeline Impasse - Lawsuit alleges Racial Targeting - Supreme Court rejects - BIA strips 'Tribal College' Label Aboriginal Logging Claim - MSU Indian Student - NB Natives have role in Forestry Center site OK'd - Another Win for Me'tis Rights - Mashpee Wampanoag, - WALLERSTEIN: BIA nearing a deal The Zapatistas - Second Stage - Schaghticokes denied - Native Prisoner Historian's Research -- Study: Effect of National - Ute Trove appears OK and State Policies as Blazes rip S.W. Colorado - Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days - Arizona Tribes - Rustywire: Sweeping Out the Dust seek Security Funding - Lee Goins Poem: - Descendants of U.S. Fur Trader Indian Summer Eclipses apologize - Tribal Elder recalls - Hopis, Navajo look to future Otoe Predecessors without Mohave - Program aims - Navajo Nation invited to preserve Navajo Language to Canadian Dene Gathering - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: State can terminate Indian Parental Rights" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:32:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NATIVE CHILD CUSTODY" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.latimes.com/indian20jul20,1,4260023.story?coll=la-news-state State Can Terminate Indian Parental Rights, Court Says # California courts have jurisdiction in Native American child custody cases, U.S. panel rules. By Carla Rivera, Times Staff Writer July 20, 2005 In a significant case for Native Americans, a federal court in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that tribes cannot stop California courts from taking Indian children from their parents. The opinion in Doe vs. Mann by a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is an attempt by the federal courts to determine how much control tribes retain over foster care and other child welfare issues. Tribes around the country have moved to assert more authority in recent years, arguing that Indian children are better off remaining within their tribes than being placed for adoption. They base their arguments on the Indian Child Welfare Act, passed by Congress in 1978, which gave tribes exclusive jurisdiction over custody proceedings involving children residing on reservations, "except where such jurisdiction is otherwise vested in the state under existing federal law." Some states, notably Wisconsin, have concluded that involuntary child custody proceedings lie outside state purview, while state courts in Washington and Idaho have deduced the opposite. The case stems from a 2001 Superior Court decision to terminate the parental rights of a Native American mother accused by child welfare authorities of failing to protect her daughter while both resided on the Elem Indian Colony in Northern California's Lake County. The child told her mother she had been sexually assaulted by a male cousin while staying at a relative's home. The mother called the state Department of Social Services, and the child was placed in a foster home. The Tribal Council later passed a resolution declaring that the child should be adopted by the mother's brother and sister-in-law. But the Superior Court approved an adoption petition by the girl's foster parents. The girl's mother filed a complaint in federal court challenging the Superior Court's jurisdiction. The mother's attorney, Jeff L. Bleich, said he had not talked with his client but was disappointed in the decision. "We obviously disagree with the conclusion the court reached and will have to consider whether to pursue the matter with the Supreme Court," he said. David Simmons, director of government affairs and advocacy at the National Indian Child Welfare Assn., which filed an amicus brief in the case, said the appeal underscores the fact that state court decisions in such matters are still subject to federal review and that tribes can apply for exclusive jurisdiction in individual cases under the Indian Child Welfare Act. Tuesday's appellate ruling hinged on an interpretation of so-called "Public Law 280," which gives some states, including California, broad jurisdiction over criminal and some civil offenses committed in Indian territory. The judges concluded that based on this law, those civil actions include dependency court proceedings. The panel noted that California has assumed authority over such child custody cases for years. And while a complete transition to tribal jurisdiction in these cases may be appropriate, the panel acknowledged, "we believe this is a judgment for Congress to make, not the courts." Copyright c. 2005 Los Angeles Times. --------- "RE: No one should prejudge Trust Settlement Figures" --------- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:45:36 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LOUIS GRAY: TRUST FUND" http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=6729 No one should prejudge trust fund settlement figures Guest commentary Louis Gray July 18, 2005 There have any number of significant milestones in the Quixote-like battle Blackfeet Indian Elouise Cobell has waged against the Interior Department's mishandling of trust funds. But at this time, the crossroads are forming an inescapable collision of forces, which will no doubt bring this shameful episode to an end. Ten years into the effort to bring about settlement and reform to the trust fund debacle, last month key Indian leaders issued a list of 50 principles from the tribes' viewpoint. The list was all encompassing and put forth a settlement figure to consider for the settlement amount, otherwise known as the thing everyone wanted to know in the first place. This effort was created at the urging of congressional leaders. It was thoughtful, fair and exacting in professional approach. One of the most important figures in this convergence of energies, U.S. Senator John McCain (202-224-2235), has theorized the $27.5 billion recommended by Indian leaders is too high. Of course he never said it wasn't owed or that Native Americans aren't entitled to even more. McCain is the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and should remember the days of the Savings and Loan crisis/theft/debacle of the 1980's. The federal government had a limited fiduciary role in that mess. It was a billion dollar set of problems created by greedy lenders and irresponsible loan practices. Innocent investors were going to lose billions of dollars. The downfall would have damaged the economies in hundreds of communities. Congress not only covered the insured amount; they covered all of it. They punished many of the guilty and reformed the system. If the government can do that for the S & L's of this country, they can do it for Native Americans. They can and should do no less. McCain is joined by Democratic leaders U.S. Senator Vice Chairman Byron L. Dorgan North Dakota (202) 224-2551. Dorgan has not come out and prejudged what his fellow Senators are prepared or not prepared to do at this early point. In this case, the federal government doesn't have a limited role they have a total responsibility. In truth many have surmised Native Americans are owed Billions of dollars more than the $27.5 suggested. There shouldn't be a rush to short-change the Indian; Native Americans should be given every consideration. Of course if you were to listen to Ross Swimmer the man who would say anything for a good job in government you'd come away believing the government is innocent. In an op-ed piece in the Sunday World (7/17/05) he suggests the error rate for underpayment is "likely" far less. Although despite the records piled to the heavens, he cannot prove his assessment. But, Swimmer is following the old "Big Lie" method of saying something incredible over and over until at least some believe him. He should be ashamed of himself. Swimmer is the Special Trustee for the Department of Interior over trust funds. The only thing special about him is his interpretation of the truth and trust. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth has watched the government drag their feet, lie, distort and destroy evidence for the past 9 years. His words as of late have been particularly harsh. In a 34-page opinion he ordered the Interior Department to include notices to Indian land and account holders that the information they receive from them may not be credible. He did not mince words. "For those harboring hope that the stories of murder, dispossession, forced marches, assimilationist policy programs, and other incidents of cultural genocide against the Indians are merely the echoes of a horrible, bigoted government-past that has been sanitized by the good deeds of more recent history, this case serves as an appalling reminder of the evils that result when large numbers of the politically powerless are placed at the mercy of institutions engendered and controlled by a politically powerful few," Lamberth said in his opinion. These are not the words of a United States Judge who sits in judgment of the largest class action lawsuit in the history of the world. This country, which is quick to tell other countries to treat their indigenous people humanely and justly, can be cavalier in their historic indifference to this country's first citizens. The judge was more exacting. "As if they were somehow less than deserving of the respect that should be afforded to everyone in a society where all people are supposed to be equal," Lamberth said. Still the Interior Department is distorting the truth and dragging its feet like some silly knee jerk reaction. When there is a settlement, they will still say they were innocent. It is apparently just not in them to be honest and just. It looks like that will be the job of the most deliberate political body known on earth; the United States Senate. We appeal to their greatest goodness and deepest sense of justice to do what is proper. Moral absolutes for lawmakers are not much different than they are for everyone else; when we walk up to the crossroads we always have the choice to do the right thing. What do our higher ideas tell you? Republicans Pete Domenici New Mexico (202) 224-6621 Craig Thomas Wyoming (202) 224-6441 Gordon Smith Oregon (202) 224-3753 Lisa Murkowski Alaska (202) 224-6665 Michael D. Crapo Idaho (202) 224-6142 Richard Burr North Carolina (202) 224-3154 Tom Coburn Oklahoma (202) 224-5754 Democrats Daniel K. Inouye Hawaii (202) 224-3934 Kent Conrad North Dakota (202) 224-2043 Daniel K. Akaka Hawaii (202) 224-6361 Tim Johnson South Dakota (202) 224-5842 Maria Cantwell Washington (202) 224-3441 Native American Times. Copyright c. 2005 All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Interior Official admits mischaracterization" --------- Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:47 PM From: Bill McAllister [bmcallister@cox.net] Subj: SENIOR INTERIOR OFFICIAL ADMITS THAT GOVERNMENT MISCHARACTERIZED STATUS OF COMPUTERS From Cobell Litigation Team SENIOR INTERIOR OFFICIAL ADMITS THAT THE GOVERNMENT MISCHARACTERIZED STATUS OF COMPUTER SECURITY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WASHINGTON, July 20 - A senior Interior Department official whose testimony on computer security was crucial to a 2003 ruling in a lawsuit over the government's mismanagement of Indian Trust accounts has acknowledged that Department of Justice attorneys failed to accurately relay his views on computer security to an appeals court. In testimony in U.S. District Court yesterday, James Cason, a deputy associate Interior secretary, said he would have placed qualifications on what Justice told the appeals court about Interior's computer security problems. In the brief, Justice lawyers quoted Cason as saying that Interior was "bulletproof" and that it had "driven the vulnerabilities down close to zero for our perimeter security at the department overall." However, evidence produced in court shows that two days before Cason's 2003 testimony, he received an e-mail indicating that almost 150 potentially catastrophic vulnerabilities had infected over 100 different Interior networks. The hearings on computer security before U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, now in their 52nd day, have produced evidence that Interior was facing serious computer problems and is far from the "bulletproof" condition that Cason spoke of in testimony two years ago. The issue of how safe are Interior's computers is a critical issue in the nine-year-old lawsuit over the government's handling of individual Indian Trust accounts. As a result of Cason's testimony, the appeals court directed Lamberth to re-examine the department computer security. "If Mr. Cason had not allowed Justice to send his incomplete statements to the Court of Appeals, we could have avoided this entire hearing and the trust data would now be secure. Instead, Inspector General reports show that the systems continue to be easily hacked and the government still pretends as if nothing is wrong," said Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the lawsuit over Indian trust accounts. She added: "This once again proves what the record makes clear - that Cason and others will say anything to continue to deny justice to Indian beneficiaries." Computer consultants hired by Interior's Inspector General have testified that they easily penetrated Interior's computers and, in some cases, remained there for weeks without being detected. One hacker went so far as to cross into NASA's program where he testified that he could have easily downloaded personal information on the astronauts. All this came after assurances from Cason that the department's security program was making much progress. Lawyers for the Indians in a class action lawsuit over individual Indian Trust accounts have told Lamberth that the problems with computer security are catastrophic and have been so for more than 20 years. That means there is no way that the department can assure Indian Trust beneficiaries that their listed account balances are accurate, they have pointed out. Apparently Lamberth agreed. Last week he ordered Interior to disseminate a notice to all class members that their trust information is unreliable. The computer security hearings are expected to conclude at the end of the month. Bill McAllister --------- "RE: Bill would settle Native American Suit" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:32:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MCCAIN INTRODUCES SETTLEMENT BILL" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203~21481~2974460,00.html Bill would settle Native American suit By Jennifer Talhelm Associated Press June 20, 2005 WASHINGTON - Arizona Sen. John McCain on Wednesday introduced a bill he hopes will resolve the almost decade-old lawsuit in which Native Americans accuse the Interior Department of cheating them out of billions of dollars in royalties. McCain, the Republican chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., offered the Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005 Wednesday evening, calling it a "starting point" for discussion to resolve the lawsuit. If it passes, it could end the nine-year court battle in which Native Americans claim the Interior Department mismanaged oil, gas, grazing, timber and other royalties from their lands dating back to 1887. The Native Americans have said they are owed more than $100 billion, though last month, they offered to settle for $27.5 billion. The bill does not offer an exact dollar amount but would create a settlement fund and overhaul the Native American trust asset management system. The Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on the lawsuit next week, and members will discuss the settlement further with both sides. "The bill we offer today is a starting point for discussion in the effort to resolve the difficult issues in the ... case," McCain said in a statement. Interior Department spokesman Dan DuBray said officials look forward to resolving the lawsuit. "Any legislative effort to bring this long and protracted case and the complex issues that surround the case to a solution would be welcome," he said. A spokesman for the plaintiffs said they were glad McCain called the bill a starting point. Keith Harper, a lawyer representing the Native Americans, said they have a number of concerns about the bill, including that the settlement amount was left blank. The Native Americans believe the $27.5 billion is a discount for the government, he said. The Native Americans agreed to the amount after McCain and others in Congress asked for guidelines to help them draft a bill to settle the case. McCain said last week that he thought Congress would never agree to that amount. Harper said the government shouldn't be allowed to determine the settlement, however. "It's that high because of the government's mismanagement," Harper said. Blackfeet Indian Elouise Cobell and others filed the suit in 1996 to force the government to account for billions of dollars belonging to about 500,000 Indians. In the ensuing court fight, the federal judge in the case has held both Interior Secretary Gale Norton and her Clinton administration predecessor, Bruce Babbitt, in contempt of court and has routinely criticized the department for its failure to correct problems with accounting and records. DuBray, the Interior Department spokesman, said that the department's preliminary accounting has found "no evidence of any fraud or error of the scale that has been alleged by plaintiffs in the case." But McCain said in a statement for the Congressional Record that the case "has shown is that the United States has not lived up to its duty as a fiduciary to the thousands of Indian beneficiaries." McCain's and Dorgan's bill would provide a lump sum settlement of the claims and establish a settlement fund administered by the Treasury Department. The bill suggests a number of changes to the way Native American trusts are managed and would require an annual audit of Native American trust funds by the Government Accountability Office. It also would reorganize the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians under a newly created office within the Interior Department, an Under Secretary for Indian Affairs. The issue of who would administer the settlement likely will be argued fiercely. Harper, the Native Americans' lawyer, said it's unlikely the plaintiffs would want the federal government which they say mismanaged their trust accounts to handle the settlement. Copyright c. 2005 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright c. 2005 Los Angeles Newspaper Group. --------- "RE: NA Leaders issue statement on McCain Trust Bill" --------- Date: Thursday, July 21, 2005 4:54 PM From: Chokshi, Parag [pchokshi@webershandwick.com] Subj: Prominent Native American Leaders Issue Statement on Legislation Introduced Yesterday by Sen. McCain (R-AZ) Prominent Native American Leaders Issue Statement on Legislation Introduced Yesterday by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) Washington, DC - Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the Cobell v. Norton case, Tex G. Hall ("Red Tipped Arrow"), president of The National Congress of American Indians and chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation and Jim Gray, chairman of the Inter-Tribal Monitoring Association, and principal chief of the Osage Nation, issued the following statement today: Almost six months ago, Senator McCain asked us to work with Indian Country to reach a consensus on finding a solution to one of America's last, great injustices: the mismanagement of Indian Trusts. Over the course of many months, Native American leaders from all across this great country consulted and agreed on 50 trust principles, a roadmap to resolution of this national shame. We continue to share an interest in an equitable legislative solution to this century-old scandal. We are disappointed that most of the 50 trust principles that Indian Country put forth to the Committee are not incorporated in the draft legislation. However, we look forward to working with Chairman McCain and Vice-Chairman Dorgan and the members of the Committee on Indian Affairs to implement the trust principles that we submitted in June. Those principles are the views of Indian Country. Any legislation that has a hope of gaining the support of Indian Country has to strongly reflect those views. This is a historic issue that all of Indian Country has rallied behind. Historic issues require historic solutions. We have a long way to go, but we are confident that the Committee shares our view that we have to end up with a bill that all of Indian Country can support. Moreover, the bill is not in accord with important judicial rulings made over the nine years of Cobell litigation. An equitable settlement must honor and reflect the judicial decisions from the many hard fought victories won in the District Court and United States Court of Appeals. For nine years, Native American owners of individual trust lands have sought justice in the courts. For nine years, they have won victory after victory on the merits of their case. For nine years, government lawyers have subverted justice with a strategy of obstruction, delay, and misrepresentation. For their misdeeds, government officials - both Democrats and Republicans - have been routinely and repeatedly sanctioned and held in contempt of court. Moreover, the government has spent over a billion dollars on bogus fixes to the system and their own lawyers. The district court has already ruled that plaintiffs are likely to prevail in this litigation - a string of unqualified victories on the merits makes this a certainty. However, it might take years to reach a resolution if the government continues its policy of obstruction and delay. Too many generations have already died without justice. Members of the Committee asked Indian leaders to come together behind a unified set of principles reflecting the concerns of Indian Country. After five months of consultations and deliberations taking into account decades of hard experience, we delivered on that request. The degree of unity reflected in these principles is without precedent. We look forward to the public hearings and to vigorous and constructive participation in the legislative process. We also look forward to the anticipated involvement of the House of Representatives Committee on Resources, which has been dealing with these issues as well. Contacts: Bill McAllister for Elouise Cobell 703-385-6996 (office, home) 202-257-5385 (mobile) bmcallister@cox.net Wilson Pipestem for Chief Jim Gray Inter-Tribal Monitoring Assoc. wkpipestem@ietan.com, 703-980-2262 (mobile) Chris Stearns for Tex G. Hall National Congress of American Indians cstearns@hsdwdc.com, 202-257-6428 (mobile) --------- "RE: Indian Health Service to mark 50 Years" --------- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:20:11 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="IHS ANNIVERSARY" http://www.indianz.com/News/2005/009371.asp Indian Health Service to mark 50 years since transfer July 19, 2005 It was 50 years ago this month that the Indian Health Service underwent a dramatic change that forever altered the way Native Americans receive health care. In July 1955, the IHS was taken out of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and transferred to the then-Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The move was authorized by Congress a year earlier in what is commonly known as the Transfer Act, or Public Law 83-568. Coming at the height of the termination era, the proposal was viewed with extreme skepticism among tribal leaders. They feared it was part of the federal government's wholesale dismantling of its trust and treaty responsibilities. Even the Public Health Service and former president Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration opposed the move. They argued it wasn't cost- effective and wouldn't improve the delivery of health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives. But history proved otherwise. Fifty years later, the IHS is alive and thriving, an agency with a $3 billion budget that provides critical services to more than 1 million Native Americans through its own programs and those operated by tribes. "This month, July 2005, marks the 50th anniversary of the Transfer Act," Dr. Charles Grim, the current director of the IHS and a member of the Cherokee Nation, said at a Senate hearing last Thursday. "This transfer was more appropriate to the federal government in addressing the health care needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives," he said. "Since the Transfer Act, the health status of Indians has improved significantly." To mark the occasion, the IHS will be hosting a program and reception next Tuesday, July 26, at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington. Dr. Grim, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt and Dr. Everett R. Rhoades, the first American to serve as the IHS director, will speak about the agency's history and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. There are many, tribal leaders noted last week. Citing decades of inadequate funding and substandard services, they said the U.S. government has a long way to go to meet its trust and treaty responsibilities. "Health care reality in Indian Country compared to the general population is: Our people still die due to accidents 204 percent greater then the rest of the population, 666 percent more likely to die from tuberculosis, a preventable disease, [and] 318 percent more likely to die from diabetes," said Rachel Joseph, the chairwoman of the Lone Paiute Shoshone Tribe of California. "The Surgeon General reports that Indian youth are dying at 3.1 times greater than the general population," she added. "Our challenges are escalating." The IHS anniversary comes at a critical time. For the past two years, key members of Congress have been trying to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, first passed in 1976. They agree with tribal leaders that the measure will improve services in Indian Country. "This act is long overdue," said Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee "I think we have a bona fide emergency in health care on Indian reservations," Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the committee's vice chairman, said. The Transfer Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act aren't the only important pieces of legislation in IHS history. The landmark Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 ushered in an era where tribes began to exercise greater control of their own affairs. The law came after Congress repudiated the termination policy that contributed to the IHS transfer. "It appears that every 20 to 40 years a pendulum swings, the pendulum of public sentiment and federal policy, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith said last year in Senate testimony. "At one extreme, this sentiment and policy is hostile to American Indian tribes. At the other end of that swing, it allows tribes to determine their own destiny." Copyright c. 2000-2005 Indianz.Com. --------- "RE: American Indians Prone to Heart Disease" --------- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:20:11 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HEART PROBLEMS" http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=958939&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 American Indians Prone to Heart Disease American Indians Face Higher Death Rates From Heart Disease, Government Says The Associated Press July 20, 2005 American Indians face higher death rates from heart disease, and the death rate in South Dakota is worse than other states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Indian Health Service. "We see that many of the counties within South Dakota fall within the highest rates for American Indians and Alaska Natives," CDC report author Michelle Casper said. Higher rates in South Dakota can be linked to a lack of prevention programs and to too many risk factors, experts say. Many agree that using traditional culture in combination with modern medicine and increasing prevention programs can reduce risk factors. South Dakota counties with higher heart disease death rates include reservation counties such as Shannon, home to the Oglala Lakota Tribe, and Todd, home to the Rosebud Tribe. Those are in stark contrast to changes seen in the general population, in which heart disease is the leading cause of death, although the rate is falling. "The improvements nationwide have been huge ... a fall in the (death) rate," said Jack Williams, dean of the division of health services at the University of South Dakota. "It's fairly flat in the Indian population." The numbers for heart disease and stroke death rates come from 1996 to 2000 data comparisons, Casper said. Risk factors, compiled in 2003, are self-reported for those 18 and older. South Dakota has a high number of American Indians with diabetes as well as a growing number of smokers and obese people, according to the report. Treatment for the diseases should reflect Indian culture, Williams said. "We tend too often to treat the disease and not the spirit," Williams said. And it helps if family members are involved in treatment, he said. At Rapid City Regional Hospital, which sees between 50 and 70 American Indian patients a day, there are many programs in place to incorporate their traditional ways with today's medicine. That helps ease the anxiety of many American Indians who may be fearful of going to a hospital, said nurse Cathey Ducheneaux, who works as a liaison for the Native American and medical communities. "Years back, people didn't want to come to Regional," Ducheneaux said. "What we're seeing now is people really want to come here." Information from: Argus Leader, http://www.argusleader.com Copyright c. 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2005 ABC News Internet Ventures. --------- "RE: Lawsuit alleges Racial Targeting" --------- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:43:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="RACIAL PROFILING" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.rapidcityjournal.com//2005/07/22/news/local/top/news01.txt Lawsuit alleges racial targeting By Kevin Woster, Journal Staff Writer July 22, 2005 Years before the Iowa attorney general filed a consumer-fraud lawsuit against a network of car dealerships owned by Rapid City native Dan Nelson, a local car lot owned by Nelson family members was targeting American Indians with fraudulent sales and financing practices, a legal complaint by former customers alleges. Rapid City lawyer Mark Koehn is the lead lawyer in a 4-year-old lawsuit against the former J.D. Byrider lot and several members of the Nelson family. Koehn said Friday that his clients suffered the same types of deceptive sales techniques, excessive interest rates, inflated vehicle prices and unfulfilled warranty promises that were alleged in the Iowa lawsuit filed last January. That lawsuit was a key factor in the financial fall of Dan Nelson Automotive Group, which operated car lots in Rapid City and Sioux Falls in South Dakota and Sioux City, Council Bluffs and Des Moines in Iowa. The company is bankrupt, and all the dealerships recently closed. Koehn also said that the majority of clients served by the Rapid City dealership, which began in the mid-1990s as a J.D. Byrider franchise before going through a succession of name changes, were American Indians - many with poor credit ratings who were already struggling financially. The Nelson operation promised to provide vehicles and financing and help rebuild the credit rating and financial status of its customers but often left them in worse shape financially, Koehn said. "They certainly did go after the Native American population. But, to be fair, I'm sure a lot of the Native American population had a heck of a time buying a car anywhere else," Koehn said. "The end result was that 50 percent to 80 percent of their clientele was Native American." Like the complaint filed by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, Koehn's complaint alleges that the buy-here, pay-here car dealership sold defective vehicles at inflated prices with excessive interest rates, then often failed to meet warranty obligations. In their legal complaint, former customers also allege that the dealership "made racially motivated distinctions between Native American customers and Caucasian customers." Those distinctions included charging higher interest rates and requiring payroll deductions from Indian customers, the complaint alleges. John Shaw, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and his wife, Jackie, of Rapid City are among the current group of plaintiffs in the lawsuit. They said Thursday that they bought a 1994 Pontiac Grand Am from the Nelson lot in Rapid City last September for what they believed was a sales price of $7,000. But they learned later that the actual payoff would be more than $11,000. The Shaws said they immediately had trouble with the vehicle and believed repairs would be covered by an extended warranty. But the dealership balked at making needed repairs and claimed to have made repairs it didn't, Jackie Shaw said. Jackie is out of work after a stroke last year. John is an unemployed construction worker who needs a vehicle to look for work. They live primarily on Jackie's disability check. The Grand Am quit recently. It sits at Nate's Towing in Rapid City, where assistant manager John Taylor tries to work on it when he can, as cheaply as he can, to save the Shaws money. Meanwhile, they walk or seek rides from friends. John Shaw said the Nelsons' lot was one of their few options because of their limited finances and bad credit rating. John said that he believed salesmen at the lot when they told him they would help the Shaws fix their credit. "They told us this would help our credit. It didn't," John said. "I wish we'd have gone someplace else." Koehn filed the original lawsuit against Prairie Auto Group and its financing company in August of 2001 in 7th Circuit Court in Pennington County. He amended the complaint in 2004 and also filed in Cheyenne River Tribal Court in Eagle Butte. Next week, he will file a similar complaint in Oglala Tribal Court in Pine Ridge. When Koehn amended the suit last year, he added Dan Nelson to the list of defendants that already included Nelson's brothers, Tim and Jon, and their father, Allen Nelson, a Rapid City lawyer. Neither Allen Nelson nor lawyers who have represented the Nelson family in the case responded to Journal requests for comment on Thursday. And officials in the Pennington County Clerk of Court Office said they had to review the defendant's answers to the complaints on file there before releasing them to the Journal. Koehn said Friday that he had originally filed the lawsuit on behalf of six clients but that the list had grown to more than 25. The dealership in question began as J.D. Byrider and Prairie Auto Group but later operated under other names, including Dan Nelson Isuzu, Dan Nelson Hyundai and, at the time it closed earlier this month, Family Hyundai. At the time of that name change, Dan Nelson relinquished control of the network to his partner, Chris Tapken. Nelson has not answered requests for interviews or made public statements since then. Nelson's friendship with and past financial support for Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., have become a side issue in the bankruptcy proceedings. Between his three terms in the U.S. House and his election victory over Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., in November, Thune served on the audit committee and board of directors of an Iowa-based bank that was the lender in a package of almost $30 million in loans to Nelson and his auto network. Past supporters and staffers of Daschle's have questioned whether Thune used his position with MetaBank to influence the loan process, a charge that the senator denied. Thune said the bank had been loaning money to Nelson for years before he joined the board and that he didn't know of his friend's serious financial problems until recently. Koehn said Nelson's bankruptcy wouldn't deter his clients' lawsuit, which was aimed as much at the business practices of the auto network as it was in finding relief for individual plaintiffs. "It (bankruptcy) certainly affects our chances of receiving very much," Koehn said. "But what we're really suing is the business plan, a way of doing business." Koehn said the general structure of the car lots in Nelson's network had the potential to help poor people struggling with bad credit and a need for transportation. Instead, it often ended up manipulating people and making their situations worse, he said. "I try to understand the Byrider idea. And what I think you had there was a good idea," Koehn said. "But because it was motivated by how much you could squeeze out of it, the effect was that they went over the line." Contact Kevin Woster at 394-8413 or kevin.woster@rapidcityjournal.com Copyright c. 2005 The Rapid City Journal. --------- "RE: BIA strips 'Tribal College' Label" --------- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:20:11 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="FOND DU LAC GETS SI TANKA/HURON RIP FROM FEDS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.cloquetmn.com/journal/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=205470 FDLTCC loses $1 million in federal funds BIA strips 'Tribal College' label Scott Stein The Pine Journal July 20, 2005 Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC) is facing the loss of $1 million in federal funding due to a change in government policy. The change also means the institution will no longer be listed as a tribal college. College President Don Day said the issue is how the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is now interpreting one of the criteria tribal colleges must meet to receive federal funds. The criteria states the tribal college's enrollment must be 51 percent of the total enrollment. Until June of this year, FDLTCC (as other tribal colleges did) counted all tribal students as part of the tribal college, meaning their enrollment was 100 percent. Non-Native students were enrolled in the Community College. We had them accredited together," Day said. "That was the way we had always done it. But now they're saying that we have to accredit them separately." With the new interpretation, only 21 percent of FDLTTC students are Native American, putting the college out of compliance with federal guidelines. Thus, FDLTCC will lose $1 million in federal funding next year. "That's a big hit for us," Day said. "Our budget is only about $8 million." Solving that budget problem is forcing the college to be creative. Day said the college is exploring a $1 million loan option with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU), which the college would repay over a four-year period. That may help next year's crunch, but it is a loan and the loss of the federal funds will mean the college is in for a few lean years financially. "It's the difference from ending the year with a $250,000 reserve to a $750,000 deficit," Day said. The good news in all of this is that the college continues to grow. In fact, Native American students have increased from 290 to 470 students over the past two years and enrollment is up 12 percent over the same time last year. "This doesn't have anything to do with the education students are getting here," Day said. "We're still doing all the things a tribal college is supposed to do. We're still in a good position. We have a growing number students, revenues and a great college." All of that should help the accreditation process, which is likely to take one to two years. The accreditation process is meant to ensure the college's curriculum and staff are at a high enough level to be able to transfer credits between colleges and universities. It's a cumbersome and labor-intensive process. The college didn't have much time to try to solve the problem. Day said he received a call from the BIA on April 14 requesting a site visit. They spent three days at the college just a few weeks later and then informed the college in early June that they were losing funding. The abrupt change of policy left the college without time to even attempt to accredit the colleges separately. Even the area's congressional delegation has promised to help appeal the decision. Day said Congressman Jim Oberstar has promised to help restore funding and U.S. Senators Mark Dayton and Norm Coleman have also said they'd advocate for the college. But for now, at least, the college is anticipating some tighter financial budgets. Copyright c. 1998-2005 The Pine Journal, Cloquet, MN - Multi-Media Interactive. --------- "RE: MSU Indian Student Center site OK'd" --------- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:43:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NA STUDENT CENTER" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.billingsgazette.com//2005/07/22/build/state/85-student-center.inc Indian student center site OK'd MSU News Service July 22, 2005 BOZEMAN - Montana State University plans to build an $8 million Native American Student Center on the eastern edge of the school's Centennial Mall, the university facilities committee has announced. "Because American Indians place a great deal of emphasis on cardinal directions, the building will sit on the eastern side of campus," said Henrietta Mann, special assistant to MSU President Geoff Gamble and professor emeritus of Native American Studies. She called it "a sacred position" and added that ceremonial lodges always open to the east. The location, she said, "just felt right," especially after it served as the site of a tepee encampment during this year's MSU powwow. Sara Jayne Steen, dean of MSU's College of Letters and Science, says the university will begin raising private donations to fund the 12,000- to 15,000-square-foot center. "What we plan is a wonderful, inclusive building that will be different from other buildings on campus," Steen said. "It will be beautiful and unique and a place to welcome Native students as well as bring to our non-Indian students a sense of the wonders of native culture." Walter Fleming, head of MSU's Department of Native American Studies, said MSU has about 275 American Indian students. The current American Indian Student Center is in the basement of Wilson Hall. The current meeting room "was built in the mid-'70s when Wilson Hall was built and when there were fewer than 25 Indian students," Fleming said. "It has to be one of the most-used spots on campus." Steen said while the Montana Board of Regents approved construction of the building, it will be funded entirely by private donations. Impetus for building was provided by Bozeman-area artist Jim Dolan and architect Dennis Sun Rhodes, a principal of AmerIndian architecture firm in Minneapolis. Dolan and Sun Rhodes, MSU graduates who met while students on campus, are helping spearhead the project. Sun Rhodes will assist with the design, and Dolan will donate the first piece of art for the building's planned sculpture garden. "It's a very worthy goal," Mann said. "We will create a beautiful building that will pay tribute to the ancestors and the spirits of the land, especially those who first lived in this valley which we now call home." Copyright c. The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: Mashpee Wampanoag, BIA nearing a deal" --------- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:45:36 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MASHPEE WAMPANOAG RECOGNITION" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/tribebureau19.htm Tribe, bureau nearing a deal By SEAN GONSALVES STAFF WRITER July 19, 2005 MASHPEE - A proposed decision on the Mashpee Wampanoag petition for federal recognition could be handed down next spring with a final determination made by March 2007, according to court documents obtained by the Times. In the summer of 2001, tribal attorneys filed a suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The complaint asked U.S. District Judge James Robertson to order the bureau to make a final decision on the tribe's petition in a timely manner, after the petition had been collecting dust on the bureau's "ready for active consideration" list since 1996. Robertson ruled in favor of the tribe and ordered the bureau to issue a proposed finding by December 2001 and a final ruling by June 2002. Interior department attorneys successfully appealed the order. An appellate court ruled that Robertson could not order the bureau to make a finding by a specific date but could monitor the progress of the bureau's handling of the petition. According to a legal brief filed with the court in June, bureau officials and tribal attorneys have been trying to negotiate a settlement, with discussions taking place between April 2 and May 26. A deal was not immediately reached "despite both parties closely approaching mutually agreeable terms." Tribal leaders declined to comment yesterday. The brief, filed by F. Lee Fleming, the bureau's director of the Office of Federal Acknowledgement, details the staffing problems that have slowed the recognition process in recent years. "The projected schedule ... should allow the department to start the review and evaluation for Mashpee's proposed finding in October 2005," the brief reads. The court brief states that the actual proposed finding would be issued in April 2006 for public comment, and a final determination would follow by late March 2007. "This projected schedule represents significant change from the schedule filed in February 2005.... The changes in the projected schedules are possible because of recent developments on other petitions that are on active consideration," the brief reads. If the Mashpee tribe is granted federal recognition, it will establish the 1,400-member tribe as a quasi-sovereign entity with a "government-to- government" relationship. Federal recognition also provides tribes access to federal money for housing, education and health care programs. Federally recognized tribes are exempt from local and state authority on tribal lands and such status also opens the door to Indian gaming operations. Mashpee tribal leaders have said that while they would consider pursuing a gaming facility off-Cape, they would not seek to build a casino on Cape Cod. Local critics of federal recognition are wary of how federal recognition will impact local property values and question whether tribal leaders are being open about their gaming intentions. Of particular concern are recent revelations of Mashpee ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon, a former spokesman for House Majority Leader Tom Delay. Abramoff and Scanlon are at the center of an ethics and criminal probe, investigating allegations that the two bilked tribal clients of $82 million and also manipulated tribal elections for personal gain. In 2003 and 2004, the Mashpee tribe paid Abramoff's former lobbying firm, Greenberg Traurig, $40,000 to lobby on behalf of the tribe in their pursuit of federal recognition, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chairman Glenn Marshall told the Times in May. Tribe officials have never had any direct dealings with Abramoff, he said, though Greenberg Traurig did pro bono work on behalf of the tribe for eight months in 2003 before collecting $40,000 in fees. Sean Gonsalves can be reached at sgonsalves@capecodonline.com. Copyright c. 2005 Cape Cod Times. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Schaghticokes denied Historian's Research" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:32:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GENEALOGICAL RECORDS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.courant.com//hc-kentsqueeze.artjul21,0,7040269.story?&track=rss Kent Tribe Is Denied Historian's Research Schaghticokes Want Genealogical Records By RICK GREEN, Courant Staff Writer July 21, 2005 KENT - In the fierce battle over this town's long history, the woman who literally knows where the bodies are buried isn't giving ground, especially to an Indian tribe and its casino investor. But as the bitter fight over their bid for federal recognition drags on, the Schaghticoke Indians are trying to push Francelia C. Johnson to tell what she knows about Indian families who have lived in Kent for generations. Johnson, an amateur genealogist and president of the local historical society with stacks of loose-leaf notebooks detailing her research, isn't budging. "It's got me ticked off, to tell you the truth," said Johnson, a woman the tribe feels may have documents that could shed light on the Schaghticokes during the 19th century. "I think it's a fishing trip." Fishing or not, the Schaghticokes are hustling to produce more evidence that shows that the tribe did not fade away, particularly in the mid-1800s. In a "notice of deposition" delivered to her last week, the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation requested that Johnson appear today for an "oral examination" at the offices of the Institute of American Indian Studies in the nearby town of Washington. Wednesday, Kent town attorney Jeff Sienkiewicz, who is representing Johnson at the request of the board of selectmen, got her appearance postponed, although she still may be compelled to respond to the Schaghticoke questions about her knowledge of Indian history at a later date. Johnson - who has been known to assist strangers trying to find ancestors in local graveyards - said she has little interest in providing any information. The Schaghticokes' July 16 request, which was not a court-ordered subpoena, tells Johnson to bring "any and all books, records, notebooks, loose-leaf notebooks, notes, ledgers, birth certificates, cemetery sketches, obituaries, genealogical trees, marriage licenses ... or other information in your possession or custody or under your control relative to any Schaghticoke Indian." The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs is scheduled to make a final decision on the Schaghticokes this fall in the aftermath of a decision this May that overturned the tribe's recognition and sent it back for further review. The BIA recently said it was willing to accept a limited amount of new material on Indian-to-Indian marriages in the 1800s, evidence that could prove the Schaghticokes were surviving as a tribe and not merely a collection of families with Indian roots. The Schaghticokes have long maintained that the town of Kent has been less than helpful with their requests to look over historical records, perhaps even concealing some documents - charges that town officials deny. During the last year, as an outspoken and aggressive anti-Schaghticoke local group known as the Town Action to Save Kent (TASK) has grown more active, the tribe has become more suspicious. Two years ago, for example, tribal researchers say they were denied access to some Kent historical records, an accusation that local officials dispute. Johnson, the author of a thick self-published book detailing Kent family genealogies between 1739 and 1999, has fanned the flames by saying she may have information about the Schaghticokes, which she isn't interested in disclosing to anyone. "She has got nothing more than what is already available to anyone anywhere," said First Selectwoman Dolores Schiesel, who directed Kent's town attorney to assist Johnson. "She is very clearly saying, `I am not going to be employed by these people.' She isn't working for anybody. If you know her, you know that nobody buys her off." Schiesel herself was called to a deposition Wednesday in a different, but related Schaghticoke matter. Under an order approved by U.S. District Judge Peter Dorsey, the tribe has subpoenaed local elected officials to try to learn whether they have colluded with TASK and sought to influence the federal government's decision on whether to recognize the Schaghticokes. Dorsey has prohibited parties involved with the recognition case from lobbying the federal Department of Interior. The Schaghticokes are seeking information from Johnson through a different court case, however - a long-running dispute between the tribe and its investor, Subway Restaurants founder Fred DeLuca. DeLuca has poured more than $12 million into the tribe's recognition effort and hopes to help the Schaghticokes develop a Bridgeport casino. "The tribe has for a long time sought information about its history. Here's another source," said Benjamin Engel, a Hartford-based lawyer for the Schaghticokes. "We have to make sure our investor understands the need to pursue this information," Engel said. "We have to show our investor the need for this historical research." Around Kent many take a dim view of the Schaghticokes, a tribe that has lived in Kent since at least the 1700s, well before wealthy New York "weekenders" discovered the community's green hills and fresh air. "People are saying, `Why are they picking on Fran?'" said Susi Williams, a former president of the historical society who is active in the fight against the Schaghticokes' recognition. "What is this, the McCarthy era? It's just an invasion of her privacy," Williams said. The Schaghticokes, she said, "are just too lazy to look for whatever Fran has found." Copyright c. 2005 The Hartford Courant. --------- "RE: Ute Trove appears OK as Blazes rip S.W. Colorado" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:32:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ARTIFACT APPEARS TO BE SAFE" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.denverpost.com/ci_2878031?rss Ute trove appears OK as blazes rip S.W. Colo. By Electa Draper Denver Post Staff Writer Hesperus - Air surveillance at a 200-acre fire on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation showed that a world-class archaeological preserve appears to be largely intact, tribal officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a grass fire Wednesday southeast of Denver in Elbert County had burned 800 acres and forced the evacuation of up to 50 homes near Kiowa as of 7 p.m. In southwestern Colorado, the Dwelling fire on the Ute reservation was 75 percent contained as of Wednesday evening, said Susan Zornek, spokeswoman for the Rocky Mountain Area Incident Command. Any fire damage to cliff dwellings and artifacts will not be known until a ground survey can be done. Tribal officials who flew over the area late Tuesday said they could see that picnic tables, small shelters, portable toilets and other features of the North Lion Canyon trailhead were destroyed. Fire had consumed vegetation around the Lion House ruin. The fire also had destroyed a wooden ladder providing access to an Ancestral Puebloan site known as She House in South Lion Canyon. The ancient dwellings at risk in the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park have the visual impact and archaeological importance of Mesa Verde's famous cliff dwellings. But they are far more pristine than those of the national park to the north. The Ute park, opened to the public in 1981, is open only to those who arrange guided tours with the tribe. The Utes host a few thousand visitors a year, compared with a few hundred thousand annual visitors to Mesa Verde. "It was just a matter of time before fire would occur in the North and South Lion Canyon. The area is thick with (pinon, juniper), grasses and various scrubs," tribal park director Veronica Cuthair said in a release. Lion Canyon was too steep for ground and engine crews, fire managers said. Instead, they launched a quick aerial attack on the flames when they flared late Monday afternoon. They were able to quickly divert crews and resources working the nearby 2,318-acre Trail East fire. The Trail East fire was about 85 percent contained by Wednesday evening, with full containment expected by late today, Zornek said. The fire has cost almost $1.8 million to suppress. The Dwelling fire so far has cost almost $330,000. Fire managers were kept busy Wednesday tracking new fires around hot, dry southwestern Colorado. Two small fires were sparked southeast of Pagosa Springs, not far from where the month-old, 1,200-acre Rio Blanco fire still smolders. Crews will suppress the new fires, Forest Service spokeswoman Pamella Wilson said. About 20 miles north of Durango, along a ridge of mixed conifers southeast of Electra Lake, a blaze was spotted at midday Wednesday. It was contained fairly quickly, and the exclusive residential enclave at the lake was not threatened. Staff writer Electa Draper can be reached at 970-385-0917 or edraper@denverpost.com. Copyright c. 2005 The Denver Post. --------- "RE: Arizona Tribes seek Security Funding" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:32:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HOMELAND SECURITY SHORTFALL" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic//0721indiantownhall.html Ariz. tribes seek security funding Homeland allocations fall short Judy Nichols The Arizona Republic July 21, 2005 Arizona tribes, which say they are not getting their fair share of homeland-security funding, want the money sent to them directly from the federal government rather than funneled through state officials. The recommendation is one of many in a report of the 25th Arizona Indian Town Hall, which was released this week. "Going through the state is just another step, another requirement for tribes," said Jack C. Jackson Jr., executive director of the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, which hosted the Town Hall. advertisement Some of the money is funneled through county governments, creating yet another level of negotiations for tribes. Some counties and tribes have good working relationships; others do not. "Tribes have a trust relationship with the federal government and would like direct funding for any federal programs," Jackson said. "They should be able to decide for themselves how to spend the money." About 100 participants, including tribal leaders and state, local and federal representatives, attended the Town Hall last month in Sedona and discussed homeland security and emergency preparedness. Nearly $4 billion has been allocated to state governments through the Homeland Security Act, but none has been given directly to tribes, according to the report. Of the $158.7 million given to Arizona since 2001, about $2.5 million has gone to tribes in all, according to the Arizona Department of Homeland Security. The allocation has increased each year, reaching $2 million in 2004. The 2005 amount has not yet been set. Frank Navarette, Arizona's director of homeland security, said tribes are better represented than ever through regional advisory councils his office has created. And he has hired a full-time tribal liaison. But according to the report, the Tohono O'odham Nation, which straddles the Arizona-Mexico border and controls 75 miles of the U.S. border, spends $7 million from its tribal budget each year to deal with security and the destruction caused by illegal border crossers and drug smugglers. The money spent to secure the border is money not spent on the tribe's pressing social needs, such as health care, housing and education. The federal government should not rely on tribes to fund national security needs, the report states. The report also says that some tribal communities are not well informed about security issues, federal requirements for funding or even threat levels. "That came up again and again," Jackson said. "A lot of tribes weren't aware of services, programs, where to turn, who to turn to. "It was the first time we had federal, local, state and tribal officials all in one place and we were able to provide a lot of that information." The report recommends that tribes be more proactive, appointing tribal emergency managers and participating in local and regional committees, such as the regional councils. And Arizona tribes want to explore the Homeland Security Task Force of the National Congress of American Indians and meet with the U.S. attorney to make sure they are getting their fair share of funds. In addition to concerns about terrorism, tribes discussed emergency situations such as the "Rodeo-Chediski" fire, which burned more than 460, 000 acres in 2002, about 60 percent of it on the Fort Apache Reservation in eastern Arizona. The report concludes that tribes need to be better prepared for wildfires, floods and winter storms. They need emergency plans that address special needs, such as people with limited English or museums with irreplaceable cultural objects. Among the problems are a lack of compatibility in communication systems and large "dead zones" where wireless communications including radios or cellphones do not work. The report also calls for the commission to meet with the Arizona attorney general about prosecuting non-Indians for identity theft on tribal lands. Currently, the law does not allow tribes to take non-Indians into custody, so there is no mechanism for detaining non-Indian offenders. Copyright c. 2005 azcentral.com. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Descendants of U.S. Fur Trader apologize" --------- Date: Monday, July 18, 2005 12:21 PM From: frostyca2000 [frosty@ipermitmail.com] Subj: Descendants of U.S. fur trader apologize to natives near Tofino Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian http://www.mytelus.com/news/article=community_home&articleID=1982360 Descendants of U.S. fur trader apologize to natives near Tofino TOFINO, B.C. (CP) - Descendants of a U.S. fur trader who burned a native village and kidnapped the son of a local chief 200 years ago have apologized for their forefather's actions. This weekend, William Twombly, a direct descendant of Capt. Robert Gray, forged a new relationship with the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations by just saying sorry. The apology took place on a sunny Saturday afternoon, aboard the Lady Washington, about one kilometre off Tofino's MacKenzie Beach, on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. There, the Lady Washington - carrying Twombly family members visiting from London, England, Texas, New Hampshire and Massachusetts - pulled alongside three cedar canoes, carrying local chiefs. "We are sorry for the abduction and insult to your chief and his great family and for the burning of Opitsaht," said Twombly, of Corvallis, Ore. "We have heard your words and accept," answered Barney Williams Jr., the band's chief councillor and beach keeper. "I feel relieved," said Twombly after the apology. "It's actually hard to put into words. I feel excited. I feel honoured." Tla-o-qui-aht canoeists then led the Lady Washington to Opitsaht, past Tofino's harbour, packed with tourists, and a Canadian Coast Guard vessel shooting its water cannons. The sombre encounter was in direct contrast to events of more than 200 years ago. In the late 1780s and early 1790s, U.S. Captains Gray and Kendrick sailed the Columbia Rediviva and the Lady Washington into Clayoquot Sound to trade for furs from natives. While Kendrick maintained good relations with local natives, Gray did not. John Boit, a member of Gray's second expedition, described in his journal six violent encounters between explorers and natives. Some historians believe Gray, mistakenly fearing an attack from First Nations, ordered Boit and several crew members to destroy 200 homes in the deserted village of Opitsaht during his second visit in 1791- 1792. Gray's expedition had also kidnapped a son of Chief Wickaninnish. "I think it's brought closure to something that's been a part of our history for a long time," said Williams of the apology. "I think it went a long way to provide some healing for a lot of people." So important was the apology to the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation that the band turned the sombre event into a major cultural celebration. About 100 band members, including traditional dancers, greeted the Twombly family who landed on Opitsaht's beach by dug-out cedar canoes. Band members then led the Twombly family and guests onto the village's sports field to a stage. There five hereditary chiefs honoured and entertained as many as 500 guests, including the areas member of Parliament, member of the legislative assembly and William Kendrick Strong - a Glendale, Ariz., resident and descendant of Capt. Kendrick - with traditional dances. One by one, each hereditary chief invited members of the Twombly family up to the stage, shook hands and handed out gifts of money. They also presented William Twombly with two hand-carved canoe paddles. In return, the Twombly family presented hereditary chiefs and Tla-o- qui-aht dignitaries with a cowboy hat, coin collections, knitted clothing and reproductions of 200-year-old prints, depicting encounters between Gray and the Tla-o-qui-aht. But before the band treated guests to a feast, Strong took the stage and told all about the positive trading relationship his ancestor had with natives. Robert Twombly, father of William Twombly and a retired English professor from Austin, Texas, said this event was his second voyage of reconciliation. He said he participated in Martin Luther King Jr.'s march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery, Ala., in 1965. As a child he heard stories about Gray's expedition, and he hoped his three grandchildren who were present would remember this event. "My wish is at the end of their lifespan their grandchildren will tell of the same honour and generosity you have shown us," he said. "There's not much you can say," said Williams, "except that what happened today speaks for itself. "There's an understanding on both sides, yes, this did happen." He said he was moved by Strong's words. "Kendrick was a really honourable man, and he was well received by us. And he made it his business to learn the customs and language of our people." "It's really a special day." "I think relationships have been built and connections have been made," added William Twombly. "My sense of things is its something to be built on. "My hope is that this will be an example for other such events." Copyright c. The Canadian Press, 2005. --------- "RE: Hopis, Navajo look to future without Mohave" --------- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:20:11 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GENERATING PLANT SHUT DOWN" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?feature=yes&id=1096411236 Hopis, Navajo look to future without Mohave July 15, 2005 by: Tanya Lee FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Mohave Generating Station - from which both the Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation derive significant income - may be in serious trouble. The plant's majority owner, Southern California Edison, filed its monthly report on Mohave with the California Public Utilities Commission updating progress on coal and water negotiations, C-aquifer studies, and an alternatives investigation. The 35-year-old 1,580 megawatt coal-fired plant, one of the biggest air pollution emitters in the country, uses Navajo and Hopi coal mined on Black Mesa by Peabody Coal. The coal goes to the generating station via a coal slurry pipeline that uses more than 4,000 acre-feet a year of potable water pumped from the N-aquifer, the sole source of drinking water for the Hopi Tribe and the Navajos living on Black Mesa. On Dec. 2, 2004, the CPUC decided not to authorize the installation of the pollution control equipment required by a 1999 federal consent decree resulting from a lawsuit brought against Mohave by environmental groups. According to the decree, Mohave must shut down at the end of 2005 if the pollution control equipment is not in place. The CPUC decision concluded a two-year proceeding that involved hundreds of comments from Black Mesa residents and arguments from the grassroots organizations Black Mesa Trust and To' Nizhoni Ani, as well as other interveners, including the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club. The principal stakeholders were the Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation, Peabody Coal, and Mohave owners. In addition to installing $1.1 billion worth of pollution control equipment, upgrading the failing coal slurry pipeline and retrofitting the power plant, the CPUC decision focused on two other critical points. The first was the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation's resolve that Peabody stop using the N-aquifer as a source of water for the coal slurry. The second was that royalties from Black Mesa Mine - the sole supplier of coal to Mohave, which in turn is the mine's only customer - provide a substantial portion of the revenues on which the Hopi and Navajo governments depend. The Hopi Tribe stands to lose one-third of its budget, or roughly $7 million, when the power plant shuts down. The CPUC decision required SCE to commission a study of the C-aquifer underlying a large part of northern Arizona as a source of water for the coal slurry and authorized a study of alternative sources of power generation to replace Mohave-generated electricity and to help the tribes recoup some of their financial losses from the plant's closure. The C-aquifer The C-aquifer study is, after some initial difficulties, now moving forward. The report read: "All data obtained from the C-Aquifer test pumping has now been compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey. From the USGS's preliminary report on the test data, SCE understands that the C- aquifer water in the proposed Canyon Diablo well-field area [on land purchased by the tribes] is expected to be of adequate quality, and the wells are expected to be capable of producing at an adequate rate, for the proposed project." The USGS model of the C-aquifer has run into some calibration difficulties, which it is resolving. A "flow model" of the C-aquifer is being conducted by SS Papadopulos & Associates and is expected by this fall. Three points of contention have been raised regarding the studies. The most thorny point is that the Bureau of Reclamation, which owns part of Navajo Generating Station in Page, Ariz., was in charge of drilling the test wells and collecting the pumping data. Since NGS also gets its coal from a Peabody mine on Black Mesa, critics suggest that Reclamation has an interest in keeping those mines open and therefore should not have conducted any part of the C-aquifer study. The second point of disagreement is whether the models being used by USGS are accurate, even leaving aside the issue of calibration. And the third is that the studies do not take into account the impact of pumping the C-aquifer for mining - and the roughly 5,500 acre-feet per year that the tribes want for municipal use from the well field - will have on other users of the aquifer, which include several towns and cities. The report also states, as did the five prior reports, that confidential post-2005 coal and water supply negotiations among the tribes, Peabody, and Mohave owners are continuing. Office of Surface Mining Peabody has submitted a new mining plan for Black Mesa Mine, asking the Office of Surface Mining to combine the two mines under one permit. Black Mesa has been operating on a "temporary" permit for more than two decades, largely because the issue of using N-aquifer water for the coal slurry has been in contention ever since the mine opened. Many Hopi elders maintain that the village leaders never gave permission for the sale of coal and water; therefore, the leases are invalid. The validity of the leases were further impugned with the discovery that the attorney who represented the Hopi Tribe in the original 1960s lease negotiations was working for Peabody at the same time. This report also stated that OSM will have a draft environmental impact statement on the Peabody application by January or February of next year, less than one year since public scoping meetings were held on the reservations and in Flagstaff. The firm of Sargent & Lundy has been retained by SCE to conduct the Mohave Alternatives/Complements Study process. One of the two major forces working against reopening Mohave regards the consent decree. All along, Peabody and the tribes have maintained their confidence that the plaintiffs in the lawsuit - Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Trust and National Parks and Conservation Association - would agree to extend the Dec. 31 deadline for installing the pollution control equipment. SCE informed the commission that in a May 25 letter, the plaintiffs informed Hopi Tribal Chairman Wayne Taylor Jr. and Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. that they do not support changing any aspect of the decree, including the deadline. Secondly, Peabody has informed SCE that it will begin "ramping down" its activities at Black Mesa Mine in October because there is sufficient coal stored at Mohave and "in the works" to keep the power plant fueled until the end of the year. Peabody anticipates that it will send out the first termination notices to mine workers at the beginning of August. Lobbyist worked with Jack Abramoff In addition to the energy generation alternatives study ordered by the CPCU and commissioned by SCE, the tribes themselves have been looking at other power generation options, including wind, solar and coal. A May 26 Hopi tribal press release described the tribe's meetings with Headwaters Corp. officials John Baird and John Ward, and the Department of Energy, to look at the possibility of constructing a coal liquefaction plant and electric generating plant "on ranch lands own by the tribe." For the past eight years, the tribe has been using federal money awarded as part of the settlement of its land dispute with the Navajo Nation to purchase land in Flagstaff, ranch land south of Interstate 40 near Canyon Diablo and farm land near Yuma, Ariz. The release read: "'We want to brief Energy Department officials on the proposed [memorandum of understanding] with Headwaters and find out what, if any funding might be available for clean coal technology projects on Indian lands,' said Kevin Ring, an attorney for Barnes & Thornburg and Hopi's Capitol Hill lobbyist." (The Energy Policy Act of 2005, versions of which have been passed by both the House and the Senate, has in it money for clean coal technology development and for the development of power generation facilities on Indian lands. Whether these provisions will survive the reconciliation process and final passage of the bill remains to be seen.) Less than a week later, the tribe announced that its relationship with Ring was terminated. The move came after Ring declined to answer questions put to him by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee during a hearing June 22, the third hearing held as part of the committee's investigation into the alleged fraud perpetrated on several Indian tribes by high-powered Washington lobbyists Jack Abramoff and Mike Scanlon. According to the Hopi chairman's office, Ring was a lobbyist for the tribe for five years, which would be roughly from mid-1999 to mid-2005. During this period, the tribe, with the help of an unnamed lobbyist, entered into discussions with Reliant Energy to build a coal-fired power plant on Black Mesa. On March 22, 2002 the tribal council passed a resolution approving a joint development agreement with Reliant to explore the possibility of developing an electric generating plant on Hopi land. In a KUYI Hopi radio forum on May 14, 2002, Taylor said, in response to a question about why Reliant was chosen to partner with the tribe on this project: "Reliant Energy worked with same lobbyist we did in the state of Arizona. Our lobbyists know we have coal resources, and they were the ones who introduced us to Reliant." Neither former Vice Chairman Elgean Joshevama nor former Vice Chairman Caleb Johnson can confirm that Ring was the lobbyist with whom the tribe worked on the Reliant project; Johnson did say that the law firm involved was Greenberg Traurig, which has an office in Phoenix, and Ring worked for Greenberg Traurig in 2002. The tribe pulled out of the Reliant partnership later in May 2002 due to public pressure and "internal troubles" the company was experiencing as a result of the 2001 California energy crisis. Ring worked with Jack Abramoff at Preston Gates and then, beginning in 2002, at Greenberg Traurig. From 1998 - 2004, the Hopi Tribe paid Greenberg Traurig $700,000 - more than half of its total lobbying costs for that period, according to records on The Center for Public Integrity's Web site. Ring left Greenberg Traurig and moved to Barnes & Thornburg early in 2004. The June 22 hearing focused on the lobbyists' dealing with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The committee reiterated that the Choctaw were victims of fraud and were not accused of any wrongdoing. Ring invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in response to questioning by Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz. Some of those questions related Ring's club dues, were discussed in this exchange of e-mails: Ring to Abramoff: April 24, 2001; Subject: help: "Remember I talked to you about getting some help from a client to subsidize me joining a club. Well, I looked around and want to do the University Club. I already know some people there and they all think it is good for business. "I know I can bill expenses I incur there, etc, but how can I get help with the $800 initiation fee? We are trying to join asap. Thanks." Abramoff to Ring [and others]: "Rodney, please cut Kevin a check from me for $800." Ring to Abramoff: "Really? There is no way to bury this in Choctaw or SGMA bill?" Abramoff to Ring: "Perhaps, but I want to make sure you get this ..." Committee Vice Chairman Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., described "Team Abramoff's" dealings with the tribe as "deception and greed that even by Washington standards are breathtaking." Copyright c. 2005 Indian Country Today. --------- "RE: Navajo Nation invited to Canadian Dene Gathering" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:32:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DENE GATHERING 2005" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.navajohopiobserver.com/~SectionID=41&ArticleID=4107&TM=39861.56 Navajo Nation invited to Canadian Dene Gathering By Joshua Lavar Butler The Observer July 21, 2005 ALBERTA, CANADA - The Dene Gathering 2005 will be held starting this weekend July 22-31 and is being hosted by the Tsuu T'ina Nation of Alberta, Canada. This event will be a celebration of the Dene culture and heritage of the Tsuu T'ina Nation, which is a First Nation in Canada. The Tsuu T'ina language belongs in the Athabaskan language family, a subset of the Na-dene language group, which also includes the Navajo/Dine and the Apaches of the far south and the Dene and Chipewyan of the far north. The Dene are the first people to settle in what is now the Northwest Territories. Today, the Tsuu T'ina Nation have approximately 1,456 members and have a reservation that is 108 square miles, which makes it the seventh largest reserve in Canada. The word Tsuu T'ina is translated as 'a great number of people' and often the term is interchangeable in translation as 'The People, which is particularly interesting to know, since the Navajo/Dine also refer to themselves as 'The People as well. According to Karen Francis, the Public Information Officer with the Navajo Nation Office of the Speaker, the Navajo Nation was formally invited on July 12 to this Canadian gathering. In Francis' press release, she stated that Chief Sandford Big Plume is requesting that all Athabascan-speaking tribes of North America meet during this gathering to address some common goals of the Dene peoples. Chief Big Plume met with Speaker Lawrence T. Morgan (Iyanbito/Pinedale) and Council delegate Omer Begay (Cornfields/Greasewood Springs/Klagetoh/Wide Ruins) the morning of July 12 at the speaker's office to personally invite the speaker to the gathering according to Francis' press release. Chief Big Plume said he would like for a Dene Proclamation to be signed by the leaders of the nations and tribes on Monday July 25. The proposed proclamation states in part: "I declare that I will harmonize and protect the Dene values and laws for my people. I will put my differences aside and put the interests of the unity to the forefront. I will form my own government. I will continue to protect my identity. I will bring my political matters to the international stage" stated Plum in Francis' press release. Big Plume and council delegate Begay emphasized that the two sovereign nations could be of some assistance to one another in regards to the current international discussion on the rights and policies of indigenous peoples. Delegate Begay also attended the United Nations work session on the draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples in North America, according to Francis' press release. The gathering includes daily conferences which cover various topics, such as presentations about the Dene Proclamation, the Dene heritage, the language, their origin, their traditional stories, their reunification and the current Dene economy. The event will feature several traditional displays of Dene culture through song and dance, games and ceremonies in hopes to bridge the generation gap between the young and the old. Today, more than ever, the Tsuu T'ina Nation is experiencing a dramatic decline and practice of the native language as well as the cultural and traditional ways of life. This just comes to show that this dilemma is prevalent everywhere in the world and not just in United States. There are only 50 tribal members that speak the Tsuu T'ina native language and this has prompted many Tsuu T'ina tribal officials and school teachers to do something to help preserve and teach the language. In recent years, the Navajo Nation has taken a leadership role and has acted as a template for other nations across the world. Navajo schools have been successful in preserving the Navajo language and culture and the successes of their intricate Navajo language program reflect the growing number of Navajo speaking people in the last few decades. Many dedicated Navajo school teachers and administrators are heavily credited for the Navajo Nation's success and its role as the front runners in this effort to save the indigenous languages and cultures. Most notable long time educators such as Elsie Carr and Susie Store of the Tuba City Unified School District and Marjorie Grandma' Thomas of Chinle, for example, have been pioneers in this concerted effort to preserve the Navajo way of life. Francis stated in her press release that the conference will end with the Tsuu T'ina Annual Powwow and Rodeo, which is the largest in western Canada according to Chief Big Plume who said that two world champion drummers will host the powwow this year. He also noted that the rodeo draws Navajo participants each year. "This year we put everything up a notch in honor of the Dene Gathering," Chief Big Plume said. The Tsuu T'ina Reserve is situated just south of the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In fact, its east side boundary is adjacent to the southwest city limits of Calgary. The Dene groups are generally situated in the Artic regions of Canada. The Tsuu T'ina people were formerly referred to as the Sarsi or rather Sarcee which is a Blackfoot word that means hardiness and boldness. There is generally five main groups that comprise the Dene, these groups include the: Chipewyan (Denesuline) from east of Great Slave Lake; Tli Cho (Dogrib) from Great Slave and Great Bear Lakes area; Yellowknives (T'atsaot'ine), formerly living north of Great Slave Lake, and now absorbed into the Chipewyan; Slavey (Deh Gah Got'ine) from along the Mackenzie River; Sahtu (Sahtu' T'ine) and the Locheux, Nahanni, and Bear Lake peoples from the southwestern North West Territory. The Dene gathering is certainly an educational event to attend and most importantly it gives other distant relatives of the Tsuu T'ina an opportunity to network and share ideas to improve social conditions within their communities. According to Francis, Speaker Morgan had to decline Chief Big Plume's personal invitation to the gathering in Canada because of the Speaker's prior commitments and duties to chair the Navajo Nation Council's summer session and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Budget Advisory Committee meeting. According to Francis' press release, Chief Big Plume was presented with a bolo tie in appreciation for his visit and for his personal invitation. Plans to send a representative to the Navajo Nation were not confirmed by Francis or the Speaker's office. Attempts to reach the Speaker's office before press time were unsuccessful. -- The conference registration fee is $150. Contact Coreen Onespot directly at 403-281-5142, Bruce Starlight at 403-281-4455, Raymond Yakeleya 780- 455-1711, Shirley Lamalice 867-874-6701, Paul Tokekai 719-588-1884 and Cline Griggs 928-338-1791. -- Please mail registration form with payment to: Dene Gathering 2005, 9911 Chiila Boulevard, Tsuu T'ina, Alberta, T2W 6H6. -- There will also be an arts & crafts fair held July 23-27, craft tables are available for five days during the conference. Vendor tables are $100 per day or $450 for the five days. There are 15 booths/tables available upon full payment. -- For vending, contact Lonetta R. Starlight at 403-251-3547 or e-mail her at denegathering@yahoo.com. Starlight will not be accepting registration for the conference or for vending spaces after July 24. There will be no food concessions. Copyright 2005 c. 2005 Navajo Hopi Observer, Inc. --------- "RE: Clanship finds ties that bind" --------- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:43:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NAVAJO CLANS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.newsok.com/article/1558238/?template=news/main Clanship finds ties that bind By Judy Gibbs Robinson The Oklahoman July 22, 2005 NORMAN - On her first trip to Oklahoma, 650 miles from home, Verrica Livingston discovered two sisters, an aunt and a grandmother she never knew she had. And she found them in her own University of Oklahoma dormitory. The 17-year-old new high school graduate from Twin Lakes, N.M., has been studying math, science and communication at OU through the eight-week Headlands Indian Health Careers Program. Eighteen students from across the country are enrolled in the intensive college-preparatory program, designed to lure young American Indians into health professions and help them succeed. Seven of them, including Livingston, are Navajo. Although they didn't know each other before arriving in Norman last month, the Navajo students have discovered among themselves new family members based on their tribe's complicated kinship system, which can make close relatives of people with little or no shared blood. "I found four of them. It's amazing," Livingston said recently after doing her best to explain the Navajo clan system to other Headlands students. "I have two new sisters, an aunt and a grandmother." Since the Headlands program began 30 years ago, Indian students have been required to make 5- to 10-minute presentations about some cultural aspect of their tribe. The assignment meshes with the program's goal of helping students learn to communicate orally and in writing. But program director Tom Hardy said it does something more. "Our major goal is to get the students into a health career. But we also have a goal of trying to get them to go back to their reservation or tribal community and provide health care for their people," Hardy said. Understanding culture Studies show that the more students understand their culture and the more they share their culture with others, the more likely they are to do that, he said. "We try to make them as proud as possible of who they are. That's going to lend itself to them going back to work with their people," Hardy said. The cultural presentations also help Indian students overcome prejudices they may have about other tribes. "Once the students meet other students from tribes they've heard bad things about and get to know more about that tribe, they realize they're not that different," Hardy said. For her talk on the Navajo clan system, Livingston wore moccasins, a conch belt and turquoise jewelry and swept her long black hair into a traditional Navajo bun. Then she used tape to stick drop-down, multi- colored charts to the walls to show how a Navajo newborn inherits four clans from her mother, father, maternal grandfather and paternal grandfather. "Without the clan system, we would be lost. It helps us identify who we are and where we're from and who our relatives are," Livingston explained. According to tradition, Navajos cannot marry someone from either of their first two clans, Livingston said. "That's why I don't have a boyfriend - because everyone's related to me," she said. Midway through Livingston's presentation, 18-year-old Kimberly Begay, a Navajo from Claremore, leaned over and whispered in the ear of communications teacher Anna Wong Lowe: "That's my sister." On the Navajo's 17.5 million-acre reservation in Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, people meeting each other for the first time exchange clan membership, not names, Livingston said. If they discover connections, there is immediate joy. "They would be so happy. They would say, 'You're my daughter.' 'You're my grandmother,'" said Livingston, who wants to become a pediatrician. A young grandparent Terri Lester, 18, a future nursing student from Indian Wells, Ariz., did not seem upset to learn that despite her young years, she is Livingston's grandmother according to Navajo tradition. But she admits she is not ready to meet the full obligations of being a grandparent. "I can't give her money - yet," Lester laughed. She didn't fully learn her own clan identity until she was in high school and got tired of being in the dark. "I'd go to my grandmother's house and I'd be lost because people would come up to me and call me their granddaughter and their aunt. I got tired of it," Lester said. "Now I know and I'm glad I know," Lester said. "I know how to greet them and it's not embarrassing." Lester and Livingston estimate only half of young Navajos know their clans and some who do don't want to admit it. "It's mainly our elders and our parents that keep it," Livingston said. "In the younger generation, it's dying out because they're embarrassed and they think it's hard to understand." -------------------------- Navajo Clans Each member of the Navajo Nation belongs to four clans inherited from mother, father, maternal grandmother and fraternal grandfather. Navajos vcannot marry a member of either of their first two clans, even though clans may include people with no blood connection. Through the clan system, Navajos always are among relatives. When a Navajo is in strange surroundings, it is not uncommon for relatives to take responsibility for his food, housing and welfare. The clan system also served in the past to fuse scattered Navajo bands. Source: The Navajo Intranet, www.lapahie.com Copyright c. 2005 The Oklahoman/NewsOK9 - Produced by NewsOK.com. --------- "RE: Students gather for an Education in Ownership" --------- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:45:36 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="BUSINESS SKILLS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/allheadlines/84750.php American Indian students gather for an education in ownership Camp's focus is business skills By Andrea Kelly ARIZONA DAILY STAR July 19, 2005 American Indian high school students from around the state are spending this week in Tucson learning how to start their own businesses. Fourteen teenagers are learning business lessons that range from making eye contact while speaking to writing full-scale business plans at the Native American Youth Entrepreneur Camp, hosted by the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management and Policy at the University of Arizona. The annual camp exposes the 15- to 17-year-old students to successful Indian business owners and gives students a chance to make a profit at a Youth Marketplace on Thursday, while they plan and write proposals for businesses they would like to open. "We're learning how to plan a business, what kind of obstacles you'll face," said Eugenia Taschquinth, a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation and Pima Indian Tribe from Sells. Taschquinth is working on a plan to start a barrel-racing clinic, where people could go to learn technique and train for barrel racing in rodeos, she said. Without the help of the camp, the 16-year-old said, she wouldn't be thinking about starting a business. "I needed something to push me, help me," she said. The students visited other Indian businesses Monday at the San Xavier Mission, 1950 W. San Xavier Road. Ophelia Campillo was working at Wiwpul Du'ag, a jewelry and collectibles store at the mission, when the students arrived to interview her about her work experience. "Nowadays children have more opportunity than in the past. I know we didn't have camps, didn't have the experience," Campillo said. "They have to realize it's a bigger world out there. This makes them think about what they want to do, instead of ending (their education) at high school." Beyond learning the process for starting a business, Jessica Garcia, a Pascua Yaqui Tribe member from Tucson, said she's learning more about the contributions Indians make to the state. "We're small, but I guess we do a lot," said Garcia, 17. She is sharing a UA dorm room with Crystal Lee, also 17, who drove six hours from Kayenta, in the Navajo Nation, to attend the camp. "This camp is really good; it opened my mind to questions you never thought about," Lee said. She is not sure if she will ever open her own business, but she said she wanted to come to the camp to gain more insight into the business world. Lee plans to go to college in California and eventually become a lawyer. Garcia said she would like to start a newspaper for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe that is geared toward community events and provides a forum for Yaquis. She said she is enjoying learning how to present herself confidently and professionally. "They teach you how to be well-rounded," Garcia said. Math is also a key to the business world, and the students are not getting through the week without a little practice. One of the lessons was on bargaining. "We had to play a game, talking down the price. You actually have to know your math before you buy," Garcia said. The camp, sponsored in part by the Arizona Daily Star, began Sunday and ends Friday. Contact reporter Andrea Kelly at 307-0773 or akelly@azstarnet.com. Copyright c. 1999-2005 AzStarNet, Arizona Daily Star and its wire services. --------- "RE: Cutting up Chickens-Thoughts on the Mascot Issue" --------- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:43:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="JOHNNY P FLYNN: MASCOT ISSUE" http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=6745 Cutting up chickens-thoughts on the mascot issue Guest commentary INDIANAPOLIS IN Johnny P. Flynn July 21, 2005 Some years ago I was working for a small Indian Center located in San Luis Obispo County California. Among the projects we were working on was the development of Title IV Indian Education projects in the school districts in Central California. We were having a lot of trouble convincing the school administrators to do the student count and apply for the funds to develop the programs. About the same time, I went to an Indian Education conference in Sacramento and happened to speak with an Indian educator about our difficulties. She told me a story about a study that had been done a few years before about Indian students and their performance in public schools. The study, she said, had shown that Indian students did as well or better than non-Indian students until they reached the third grade. After the third grade, the grades and test scores of Native American students took a nose dive and all of us know the rest of that story; high drop out rates, low grades, difficulties getting into college, and so on. The sponsors of the study wondered, why third grade? Turns out, that is when they began teaching history. Through the years I have looked for that study and have not been able to find it, but know from personal experience that it is true. I went to a small Catholic school in Kansas and vividly recall my initial lessons in American history. Sister Ancilla was teaching the class and since the first lessons were about Indians, I was interested. I remember one of the first stories was about how those "savages" had attacked and burned the wagons of the "innocent women and children" whose only intent was to settle on farms and "tame the wilderness." The nun gave rather graphic details about Indian scalping and slaughter and I went home with those pictures in my mind. There at home, in the kitchen as I did my homework, was one of those same savages and she was wielding a butcher knife, cutting up some chickens for supper. Now, I knew I was Indian, my family was Indian, but for some reason it stuck in my head that my mama was a "real Indian." And she had a knife. And she was rather skilled with the intricacies of slicing apart some innocent chickens. I recall wondering if she had the same facility or desire when it came to defenseless white settlers. As I tried to focus on my homework, I kept one eye on my dear old mama as she flipped the chicken this way and that. There was a moment when she laid one of the legs down and whacked it clean through the joint in one hard stroke. I jumped. My own scalp tingled at the thought that my mama and her relatives in the past had done that very same thing to innocent women and children. I have long since grown out of that fear and the end of that particular day of sidelong glances at my mother and her skill with a knife at cutting up chickens and settlers ended on an emotional note. I told her what Sister Ancilla had said. She cried. My mama cried for what she had experienced in hearing those powerful and hurtful words in her own life. She cried also that her own son would be made afraid of his mother on the basis of a word, some lies told in defense of Manifest Destiny, a term she never, ever, understood. Near where my mother grew up is Tecumseh, Oklahoma and the name of their high school team, their mascot, is the Savages. When I lived near there, I would often see Indian people wearing t-shirts and hats which carried the name of the team. The local tribes, Shawnee, Kickapoo, Sac and Fox, and my own tribe, the Potawatomi, do nothing to change the name of that team or the dozens of others throughout the state. There are Indians across the United States who think that working to change the names of these mascots is a trivial issue and not worth our time and effort. Yes, health care is important, but so is education. And the mascot issue is not so much about the names of teams. For me, it is about the fear and ignorance engendered by the use of those names. It is about being eight years old and hearing the word savage and then going home and finding one, with a knife, slicing up a chicken to feed her kids. Those words are lies and Indian people who want to wear lies as a banner of pride must remember that they just might scare the self-respect right out of their own children. I was lucky. My mama and I talked about it and I can still remember her holding me as she cried about the ignorance of a society that treats us something less than human. And I still remember her words. "Oh Johnny," she said softly, "I am not a savage." Native American Times. Copyright c. 2005 All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: ICT: The American Indian Rural - Urban continuum" --------- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:20:11 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ICT EDITORIAL: RURAL/URBAN" http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096411229 Editorial: The American Indian rural - urban continuum July 14, 2005 by: Editors Report / Indian Country Today American Indians have been "urban" for a long time. The oldest, settled communities in North America are the large southwestern villages of the Pueblo peoples. There was also, of course, Tenochtitlan in central Mexico, larger than most European cities of its time; there was Tikal in Central America; and on the high Andes, there was Cuzco and other great cities of the Incan country of Tewantinsuyo. Even the so-called nomadic or semi- nomadic tribes sustained long-standing community bonds, and managed residential areas throughout long months and years. The Iroquois had permanent towns and the Mississippi River Valley sustained very large populations for long periods of history prior to the invasions from Europe. Through colonial and early America, individual Indian families settled in Philadelphia, Boston, New York and Albany, and later in Albuquerque and other frontier towns. In New York, the wall that would become Wall Street was initially intended to keep Indians out of the neighborhood. In the Twin Cities, urban sprawl enveloped and sometimes displaced Indian river shore settlements. Trade at first, and later destitution and the search for economic opportunity, took many Indians to the cities. The trend to urbanization runs parallel to the general history of our times. Fifty to one hundred thousand Indians served the World War II effort, both in the battlefront and in production and factory support work. Many got GI Bill benefits and went off to college while others took factory work. The Depression, World War II and increasingly effective education programs raised the percentage of Indians in urban areas from 10 percent in 1930 to around half in 1990. While improved economies in the past decade have drawn many Indians back into homeland roles, the ratio of Indians living in urban areas continues to grow: and today urban Indians are counted at more than 1.5 million. In the 20th century, the urbanization impetus was also prodded by misguided government-run relocation programs that attracted and drove Indians away from their home territories and to the urban landscape. Every Indian urban community has its own history. Like any good blend of foods and medicines, the various family and tribal bases mix and intermix with local and regional cultures. Community identity grows. The Phoenix Indian Center came first, in 1947, followed by Chicago and Oakland. California cities coalesce a range of tribes, from the Plains and Northwestern states, which in Los Angeles combine with a steady migration from Arizona and New Mexico. Chicago gathers Indians from all over, initially mostly from Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. In Oklahoma, the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, founded in 1974 as an Indian-controlled, nonprofit corporation, "operates with the singular purpose of serving the health care needs of American Indians in central Oklahoma." It began small but since 1995 has managed a major facility that serves over 15,000 patients from more than 220 federally recognized tribes. In Minnesota, the 190-member Minnesota American Indian Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1986 in the Twin Cities, "seeks to develop business and employment opportunities for Native firms and entrepreneurs." Check out this list of partners of the Portland Indian Center, which gives a very good idea of the range of approaches, in many ways typical of centers across the country: Native People's Circle of Hope, Native American Parents of Students with Disabilities, Northwest Indian Veteran's Association, Natural Way, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Oregon Native American Business and Entrepreneurial Network, Native American Youth Association, National Indian Child Welfare Association, Title VII Indian Education, Portland Public Schools and Northwest Regional Education District. Long Island Shinnecocks, New Jersey Ramapoughs, upstate Mohawks and other eastern tribes were pillars of New York City's American Indian Community House that now represents at least 60,000 American Indians originating from nearly every tribe in the Northern Hemisphere. The Mohawks came in largely as ironworkers and their families put up the high steel that built New York. Throughout North American cities, Native families from a variety of tribes and regional bases in cities and other non-reservation communities have come together via community centers and other programs dedicated to sustaining culture and assisting in the education and health of the American Indian communities. We are happy in this issue to call attention to several communities in cities and other metropolitan areas, featuring only a few sites but intending to highlight some of the important realities and issues of urban Indian life as much as possible. The main issue of gaining access to resources that can provide for a variety of human services - from health care, housing and job training to coping assistance, as well as social and legal advocacy - is severely needed by an urban population suffering from dislocation, alienation, poverty and, all too often, police disdain and brutality. Given that urban Indians receive proportionally a minimal ratio of the national health care resources allocated for Indian Health, the response to these needs by the various urban Indian centers is quite impressive. It is also true that in some circumstances the urban Indian population is materially better off than their reservation counterparts. When well- organized, urban groups have realized success. In most American cities, professionally and technically trained Indians work at a variety of industries, projects and small businesses. On urban campuses, young Native leaders are achieving superlative goals and sharpening their skills. Urban Indian leaders have often been the catalyst for change in the Indian world. We can't forget the motivation of urban Indian activists - which greatly assisted the American Indian social and economic movements of the past several decades. The fact of urban Indian life is now inscribed in the national culture, with an exhibit on the American Indian Center of Chicago at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. It well should be. With an annual pow wow and many other activities, this is an organization committed to providing "space for Native American families removed by the federal relocation program to continue to practice cultural traditions, provide cultural awareness and build a Native community" out of the 32,000 American Indians from over 100 tribes in Chicago. In its museum representation, the Chicago AIC symbolizes the tremendous job such institutions are doing in over four dozen cities. Core factors of American Indian cultural and social survival, they represent strong familial and nation-building linkages both for their own communities and for their territories and reservations of origin. Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr., among others, has recognized the huge strategic importance of building new and better relations between reservation and urban Indian institutions. Perhaps it is time to retire Indian country's own subjective dichotomy that establishes a division between on-territory and off-territory American Indians, and embrace the more comprehensive understanding that America is Indian country. Even as individuals and single families extend far from their ancestral lands, Native people tend to link with their places and peoples of origin. Even as people have formed communities in the big cities and metropolitan areas of the country, from Portland to New York City and from Minneapolis to Albuquerque, the roots of identity in the land and culture remain extremely strong. Copyright c. 1998-2005 Indian Country Today. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Calling home the Spirits of WW2" --------- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:20:11 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="FIRST NATION VETS JOURNEY TO EUROPE" http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2005/07/20/1139009-sun.html Calling home the spirits of WW2 By 24 hours news services July 20, 2005 Aboriginal veterans will journey back to the battlefields of Europe this fall for a special ceremony to honour their fallen comrades. Veterans Affairs Minister Albina Guarnieri announced yesterday that spiritual leaders from across Canada will conduct a "Calling Home Ceremony. " Twenty First Nations, Metis and Inuit Second World War veterans will join 13 aboriginal youth representatives on the October trip that will include visits to Ypres, Vimy Ridge and Juno Beach. "For the veterans who did not return home after the war, we feel they should be given the traditional burial, calling spirits back home," said Ray Rogers, chairman of the First Nations Veterans of Canada. He hopes the event will cast new light on the wartime participation and sacrifices of aboriginals from across Canada. Copyright c. 2005 Canoe Inc. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Manitoba lags Saskatchewan in TLE Payments" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:32:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TREATY LAND ENTITLEMENTS" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://sask.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=treaty-land050720&ref=rss Manitoba lags Sask. in TLE payments, chiefs say CBC News July 20, 2005 The Southern Chiefs Organization in Manitoba is calling on the federal and provincial government to help First Nations get the land they are owed. The province owes more than 400,000 hectares (1 million acres) of land to 27 First Nations, but less than 2,500 hectares of land has been converted to reserve land so far. The Southern Chiefs issued a report Tuesday comparing Manitoba's track record on settling treaty land entitlements (TLEs) with Saskatchewan's record. Saskatchewan, the report says, is "much more efficient" at settling claims, noting that more than half First Nations with treaty entitlements in that province have obtained the land owed to them. Grand Chief Chris Henderson said the process in this province is being dragged down by bureaucracy and a lack of political will. "Shortly after I assumed office, I made it a top priority to address this critical issue of implementing these various TLE agreements that have been signed by our six First Nations," Henderson told CBC News. First Nations prosperity depends on settling those claims, he said, because once they're settled, the reserves have economic development options, such as the creation of urban reserves. Manitoba's Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Oscar Lathlin, said the province agrees it's taking too long. He said he's added staff to deal with the backlog. -------------------------- Treaty Land Entitlements Manitoba is constitutionally obligated to set aside unoccupied Crown land to fulfill its outstanding land entitlements to First Nations in treaties dating back to 1871. Manitoba is required to provide the land, and the federal government covers survey costs and provides funds for acquisition of land. A total of 27 First Nations are eligible to select more than 400,000 hectares of land. Less than 2,500 hectares have been converted into reserve land so far. Source: Province of Manitoba Copyright c. CBC 2005. --------- "RE: First Nation pressures Government for Edu Funds" --------- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:43:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="YUKON FN SEEKS EDUCATION FUNDING" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=na-cho-school21072005&ref=rss First Nation pressures government for education funds CBC News July 21, 2005 A First Nations group in the central Yukon is giving the territorial government some deadlines to transfer education money and control. The Na-cho Nyak Dun First Nation is demanding the Yukon government meet with its representatives next month as a first step to opening a school in Mayo by September 2006. A spokesman for the Na-cho Nyak Dun, Dudley Morgan, says his community wants to manage its own schools in the same way some other First Nations in other provinces and territories already do. "We want to be able to impart our language, the values and cultural traditions to future leaders by making it part of the school curriculum," said Morgan. Morgan says the push for an independent educational authority has been building for a few years. A report commissioned two years ago by the Na- cho Nyak Dun said the current education system is racist and it doesn't work for aboriginal students. Working committees have been formed and a meeting has been set for next month. Na-cho Nyak Dun has asked representatives from the federal and territorial governments to attend. Morgan says he's not sure if anybody has replied yet but he expects the discussion will go ahead. "We don't have a decision in mind right now as to what would happen if they say 'no,' because that would not be a fair play way to deal with another level of government. So, the only expectation we have is that they would become part of the process." Neither the federal government nor the Yukon Department of Education could be reached for comment. Copyright c. CBC 2005. --------- "RE: Canada offers Cash to help break Pipeline Impasse" --------- Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:05 AM From: frostyca2000 [frosty@ipermitmail.com] Subj: Canada offers cash to help break pipeline impasse Mailing List: Frostys AmerIndian Canada offers cash to help break pipeline impasse By David Ljunggren July 19, 2005 OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's government says it has reached an agreement with five northern aboriginal bands to help solve social problems that are holding up development of a planned C$7 billion ($5.7 billion) Arctic gas pipeline. In a statement released just before midnight (0400 GMT) on Monday, Ottawa said it was ready to provide C$500 million over the next 10 years to help the groups deal with the impact of the pipeline. The bands' demands for more infrastructure such as hospitals and schools are just one of many problems dogging the Mackenzie project. Imperial Oil Ltd. and its partners in the pipeline halted most work on the 1,350 km (840 mile) line in April, in part because of spiraling cash demands from native groups in exchange for access to their lands. The government statement said the deal with the five bands was "an important step in the collective effort to move the Mackenzie Gas Project forward." It added: "All participants at the meeting (to strike the deal) ... acknowledged that all parties involved in the project must continue to work in good faith in order to resolve outstanding issues." Last week the Deh Cho First Nations, whose lands make up 40 percent of the proposed route, dropped two lawsuits against Ottawa when the government agreed to give them a larger role in the regulatory review of the project as well as millions of dollars for economic development programs. Imperial has asked that public hearings into the pipeline be delayed by at least two months to allow more time to resolve problems with native groups and regulators. The pipeline would ship up to 1.9 billion cubic feet of gas a day to Canadian and U.S. markets from the Mackenzie Delta on the Beaufort Sea coast. Determining a fair price for access to aboriginal lands is a major challenge. Imperial said in late April that cash demands from northern communities were in the hundreds of millions of dollars, "many many-fold" higher than expected. The pipeline consortium rejected calls for it to pay for hospitals and other infrastructure, saying that was the job of the local government in the Northwest Territories. The territorial government -- which also signed Monday's deal -- said it did not have the money. The bands involved in Monday's agreement are the Gwich'in, Kahsho Got'ine, Inuvialuit, Tulita/Deline and Deh Cho. Imperial's pipeline partners are Shell Canada, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and the native-owned Aboriginal Pipeline Group. --------- "RE: Supreme Court rejects Aboriginal Logging Claim" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:32:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SUPREME COURT UNAMINOUS AGAINST FIRST NATION RIGHTS" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/w2log07201/BNStory/National/ Supreme Court rejects aboriginal logging claim By TERRY WEBER Globe and Mail Update July 20, 2005 Canada's highest court ruled Wednesday that historic treaties signed with the Mi'kmaq in Atlantic Canada don't give them the right to log commercially on Crown lands in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. In a pair of unanimous rulings handed down in Ottawa, the Supreme Court of Canada said the treaties only cover goods traditionally traded in 1760- 61, when the treaties were enacted, and don't extend to commercial logging on government-owned land without a permit. In the main judgment, Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin also wrote that the right conferred under the treaties is the right to trade. "The emphasis therefore is not on what products were used, but on what trading activities were in the contemplation of the parties at the time the treaties were made," she wrote. "Only those trading activities are protected." While the ruling acknowledged that ancestral trading activities aren't frozen in time, it also suggested that commercial logging is not the"logical evolution" of traditional Mi'kmaq trading activity nearly 250 years ago. An earlier landmark ruling on fishing rights had forced changes in how that industry is governed in this country. The first of two cases being considered by the high court centred around Joshua Bernard, a Mi'kmaq, who was charged in 1998 in New Brunswick with unlawfully possessing timber belonging to the Crown after loading 23 spruce logs onto his tractor-trailer. The matter sparked a heated legal dispute and quickly became one of this country's biggest aboriginal-rights cases in recent years. At its core was Mr. Bernard's argument that he - and his people - enjoyed a surviving treaty right to log for trade. In 2003, following two appeals, New Brunswick's highest court ruled 2-1 that Mr. Bernard did not violate the Crown Lands and Forest Act when he cut down the trees from a patch of land near the Eel Ground Reserve where he lived, in the Miramichi area of central New Brunswick. His appeal focused on 18th-century treaties based on ancient occupation dating back several thousand years that include a trade provision allowing Mi'kmaq and Maliseet people the right to hunt, fish and gather in pursuit of their livelihoods. "Obviously I'm very disappointed in the outcome of the decision that came down from the Supreme Court of Canada," Mr. Bernard told reporters during a press conference. "I guess the best way to describe how I feel is despite what was said or what ruling had come down, I still feel that I have the right to harvest crown timber and I don't know what next steps I'm going to take or where to head from here." He said he would return to his community and discuss the matter with his chiefs and elders to see "what next steps we're going to take." The second case involved Stephen Marshall of the Millbrook First Nation near Truro, N.S., and more than 30 Mi'kmaq loggers in that province who were also charged will illegally logging and removing lumber from Crown lands. They had argued similarly that the prohibition on logging on Crown lands was inconsistent with existing treaty rights. In 1999, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling in the case of Donald Marshall, who was convicted six years earlier for fishing eels out of season and without a licence. That ruling in his favour forced changes to Canada's fishing industry. His father, Donald Marshall Sr. reminded reporters that the issue in the case was not to change ownership of the land in question, but rather to extend rights to the Mi'kmaq people to earn a moderate living from those lands. "All we want is a piece of the pie, right?" he said. In Wednesday's Supreme Court case, the federal government had argued against the Mi'kmaq suggestion that commercial logging was the logical evolution of trading activities, suggesting that such an interpretation would amount to a radical departure from the intent of the original treaties. The case had attracted widespread interest from across the country, with more than half a dozen provinces seeking intervenor status because of the possible implications of the court's ruling on the interpretation and application of treaty rights in Canada. Federal lawyer Mitch Taylor said it remains to be seen "how much of this case applies elsewhere" in Canada. A Mi'kmaq win in the case could have pushed them into the ranks of big players in the regions forestry industry, although lawyers in the case had offered assurances that any move into the sector would be negotiated and gradual. Speaking with reporters, Dwight Dorey, of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, said the ruling leaves the door open for future action. "The court has stated that there may be other times and other cases where aboriginal treaty rights will still be upheld, just not in this particular case," he said. "The evidence wasn't there. "So it's important for us to continue to press the government as the courts have been saying it's time for us to look at sitting down and talking about the concept of modern treaties and resolving some of these outstanding issues outside of the court." The forestry industry is the second largest in Atlantic Canada, after fishing. It is particularly crucial in New Brunswick, where the government owns 3.4 million hectares - about 50 per cent of the total land base. It produces 19,000 jobs in the province, along with $4-billion in sales. Natives currently have access to 5.3 per cent of lands. In Nova Scotia, 1.3 million hectares, or one quarter of the forested land, is Crown-owned, and the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council estimates 11,000 people are employed in the industry. Government officials in that province said the ruling won't change the tone of talks with aboriginal people. "Our position was that we want to negotiate with the Mi'kmaq and the people of Nova Scotia a way to provide access to all our economic sources of revenue," provincial Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Baker told reporters during a news conference. "We want to have talks, so the decision itself is not about whether that process continues. So to the extent that our position hasn't changed, obviously that adds clarity." - With a file from Canadian Press Copyright c. 2005 Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: NB Natives have role in Forestry" --------- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:43:18 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="NEW BRUNSWICK FORESTRY" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://nb.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nb-natives20050721&ref=rss Natives have role in forestry: Green CBC News July 21, 2005 The province says it will continue to make room in the forest industry for First Nations people following a Supreme Court ruling that Mi'kmaq and Maliseet do not have treaty rights to commercial logging. Logging agreements between the government and each of the province's 15 First Nations have been in place for several years, said Aboriginal Affairs Minister Brad Green. Those agreements give the native communities a 5.3 per cent share of the annual cut of wood on Crown land, and will remain in place, he said. "Those were initially entered into by the provincial government not on a rights basis, but on a policy basis," said Green. "It was good public policy to try and create opportunities for the First Nations communities to take an active role in the forestry sector in this province. It's good in terms of economic development within the communities. It's good in terms of job creation and skills upgrading within the communities." The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that native loggers hadn't proved they hold aboriginal title to Crown land, and that they hadn't proved their ancestors used trees in their trading practices with European settlers. First Nation leaders were disappointed by the court's decision, but many of them said it's not the last word on the issue. "This is a setback, and we're used to setbacks," said Tim Paul, a native logger from the St. Mary's First Nation in Fredericton. New Brunswick Liberal MLA T.J. Burke agrees that the fight for commercial logging rights is not over. "It's never the end in New Brunswick for First Nations and government," said Burke, who is a Maliseet and a lawyer. "There's always going to be a debate over who belongs in the woods and who belongs on the water." There are about 20 native logging cases still before the province's courts. Green said the Supreme Court decision has helped answer important legal questions that will be used in those cases, but he admitted there could be other court battles ahead. "Other questions of aboriginal title could make their way through the court system," said Green, "but the issue of whether or not there is a treaty right to commercial logging - that's been settled and been settled very clearly by the court." Copyright c. CBC 2005. --------- "RE: Another Win for Me'tis Rights" --------- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:20:11 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SASKATCHEWAN COURT CONFIRMS ME'TIS RIGHTS" http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2005/18/c2309.html Another Win for Me'tis Rights! - Saskatchewan Court Affirms Me'tis Right to Harvest Rejects Saskatchewan's Narrow Interpretation of Me'tis Rights July 18, 2005 OTTAWA, July 18 /CNW Telbec/ - Yet another provincial Court has affirmed that Me'tis have constitutionally protected harvesting rights that must be recognized and respected by governments. The case, R. v. Laviolette, was handed down on July 15th, 2005 by Judge Earl Kalenith of the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan. In his decision, Judge Kalenith found that Mr. Laviolette, a citizen of the Me'tis Nation living in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, has a Me'tis right to fish for food. Judge Kalenith acquitted Mr. Laviolette of fishing in a closed season by virtue of s. 13(1) of The Fisheries Regulations of Saskatchewan being inapplicable to him as a Me'tis rights-bearer. A copy of the decision and a summary is available at www.metisnation.ca . One of the central issues in the Laviolette case was addressing what is a "Me'tis community". The Crown took the position that the Me'tis community equated to a fixed settlement and that harvesting rights were limited to the area immediately surrounding that settlement. The Crown also took the position that Me'tis harvesting rights were only exercisable in the Northern Administration District (NAD). The essence of the Crown's argument was that only Me'tis who were ancestrally connected to a historic Me'tis settlement within the NAD, and who continued to live in that settlement, could exercise Me'tis harvesting rights. Mr. Laviolette is ancestrally connected to Green Lake, but lives in Meadow Lake (approximately 55 kilometers southwest of Green Lake and outside the NAD). He was fishing in Green Lake the day he was charged. Judge Kalenith disagreed with the Crown's limited interpretation of Me'tis harvesting rights especially when applied to the Me'tis who he recognized as a "highly mobile people". The Court found that there has always been a Me'tis community in Northwest Saskatchewan and that they "moved often and traveled far and wide for food, trapping and work. They moved frequently between the fixed settlements and between the settlements within a given region." In arriving at his judgment, Judge Kalenith applied the Supreme Court of Canada's test set out in R. v. Powley. He found that there is a Me'tis community in Northwest Saskatchewan. He found that there is a Me'tis right to harvest for food throughout Northwest Saskatchewan and that Ron Laviolette, as a member of the Me'tis community has a right to exercise his harvesting rights in that area. Another important finding in the decision was the Court's acknowledgement that even though Mr. Laviolette had not continually resided in Northwest Saskatchewan for his entire life, he was still a rights-bearing member of the Northwest Saskatchewan Me'tis Community. Mr. Laviolette was born in Northwest Saskatchewan, grew up on the Kikino Me'tis Settlement in Alberta and lived in various other locations for work. Even though Mr. Laviolette had remained away from Northwest Saskatchewan for periods of time, it did not negate his rights as member of the Northwest Saskatchewan Me'tis Community. Judge Kalenith also rejected the Crown's argument that Mr. Laviolette had to prove "something more" (i.e. his ability to jig, sing Me'tis music, fiddle, etc.) in order to meet the community acceptance test set out in Powley. The Court found, "I am satisfied that Mr. Laviolette's involvement in hunting and fishing for food show his involvement in Me'tis cultural activities sufficient to meet the test in Powley." Mr. Laviolette's Me'tis legal team included Cle'ment Chartier, Q.C., Jean Teillet and Jason Madden. Cle'ment Chartier, lead counsel for Mr. Laviolette and President of the Me'tis National Council stated, "it is hoped that, as a result of this new ruling, Saskatchewan Environment, which is responsible for the current flawed and unconstitutional policy vis-a-vis Me'tis harvesting, will re-examine its limited interpretations and begin to work with the Me'tis Nation - Saskatchewan in order to respect this decision and the harvesting rights of all Me'tis people in the province". The Me'tis National Council represents the Me'tis Nation within Canada at the national and international levels. For further information: Robert MacDonald, Director of Public and Media Relations, Cell: (613) 295-9298 Copyright c. 2005 CNW Group Ltd. --------- "RE: WALLERSTEIN: The Zapatistas - Second Stage" --------- Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 9:47 AM From: Chiapas95-english [owner-chiapas95-english@eco.utexas.edu] Subj: En;Wallerstein,The Zapatistas:The Second Stage,Jul 15 Mailing List: Chiapas95-English This message is forwarded to you by the editors of the Chiapas95 newslists. To contact the editors or to submit material for posting send to: . --------- Forwarded Message --------- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:32:59 +0200 From: "Dana" Subj: YG,The Zapatistas: The Second Stage,Jul 15 YaleGlobal Online When NAFTA came into effect in January of 1994, the Zapatistas - a group representing the indigenous Mayans in Mexico - revolted in Chiapas, one of the poorest regions in the country, and drew attention to their right to autonomy. For the last 11 years, the Zapatista rebellion has reinvigorated anti-systemic movements around the world. The protests at the 1999 WTO meetings in Seattle, as well as similar demonstrations in Genoa, Quebec City, and Gleneagles, were in no small measure inspired by the Zapatistas. Last month, however, the Zapatistas declared that their struggle had entered a new phase, one that would be political and inclusive, but not military. Similar to the actions of 1994, this declaration, says Immanuel Wallerstein, seems once again to be the barometer of an international shift in sentiment. Although the details have yet to be revealed, the author implies that this new initiative could be the inspiration for a similar reevaluation throughout similar movements around the world. - YaleGlobal Commentary No. 165, July 15, 2005 The Zapatistas: The Second Stage by Immanuel Wallerstein Fernand Braudel Center, Binghamton University, 15 July 2005 http://fbc.binghamton.edu/commentr.htm Since 1994, the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas has been the most important social movement in the world - the barometer and the igniter of antisystemic movements around the world. How can it be that a small movement of Mayan Indians in one of the poorest regions of Mexico can play such a major role? To answer that, we have to take the story of the antisystemic movements in the world-system back to 1945. >From 1945 to the mid-1960's at least, the antisystemic movements (or Old Left) - the Communist parties, the Social-Democratic parties, the national liberation movements - were on the rise throughout the world, and came to power in a very large gamut of states. They were riding high. But just as they seemed to be on the cusp of universal triumph, they ran into two roadblocks - the world revolution of 1968, and the revival of the world right. The world revolutionaries of 1968 were of course protesting everywhere against U.S. imperialism but they were protesting against the movements of the Old Left as well. For the students and workers involved in the 1968 movements, the Old Left movements had come to power, yes, but had not then fulfilled their promises of transforming the world in a more egalitarian, more democratic direction. They were found wanting. The 1968ers went on to create new movements (Greens, feminist movements, identity movements) but none of these was able to mobilize the kind of mass support that the traditional movements had acquired in the post-1945 period. In addition, and in the wake of a major downturn in the world-economy, the world right caught its breath and reasserted itself. Most notable of course were the neoliberal governments of Mrs. Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. But even more important perhaps was the ability of the IMF and the U.S. Treasury to impose on most of those governments where the Old Left was still in power a major retreat in their economic policies, getting them to shift from import-substitution developmentalism to export-oriented growth. When the last and strongest of these Old Left governments - the Communist regimes of the USSR and its East-Central European satellites - collapsed in 1989-1991, the growing disarray of the antisystemic movements (both Old Left and New Left) reached an apex of disillusionment and gloominess about their capacity to transform the world. But just as the tide of neoliberal ideology seemed to reach its peak in the mid-1990s, the tide began to turn. The turning point was the Zapatista rebellion of Jan. 1, 1994. The Zapatistas raised high the banner of the most oppressed segments of the world population, the indigenous peoples, and laid claim to their right to autonomy and well-being. Furthermore, they did it not by demanding to take power in the Mexican state, but by seeking to take power in their own communities, for which they asked the formal recognition by the Mexican state. And while the military side of their rebellion came rapidly to a close with a truce, politically they reached out to the "civil society" in Mexico, and then to that of the entire world. They convened "intergalactic" conferences in the forests of Chiapas, and were able to obtain the attendance of an impressive number of militants and intellectuals from around the world. When a new president came to power in Mexico in 2000 (ousting the decrepit "revolutionary" movement that had been in power for sixty-odd years), the Zapatistas marched on Mexico City to demand that the terms of the truce accord of 1996 (the so-called San Andre's Accords) at last be implemented by the Mexican government. And when the Mexican legislature failed to do this, despite the enormous support the Zapatistas were receiving from the "civil society," they returned to their villages in Chiapas and began to implement their autonomy unilaterally by creating - de facto, if not de jure - democratic governments, their own school system, their own health facilities. But the Mexican army remained poised around them, always potentially threatening to dismantle this de facto structure. The importance of the Zapatistas went way beyond the narrow confines of Chiapas or even of Mexico. They became an example of the possible to others everywhere. If in the last five years, most South American countries have put left or populist governments in power, the Zapatista example was part of the igniting forces. If the protestors in Seattle were able to derail the 1999 WTO meeting, and were able to follow up with similar demonstrations in Genoa, Quebec City, and other places as well as this year in Gleneagles, they were in no small measure inspired by the Zapatistas. And when the World Social Forum capped this renewal of antisystemic struggle beginning in 2001, the Zapatistas were a heroic model. But now, suddenly, in June 2005, the Zapatistas proclaimed a red alert, calling all their communities to leave their villages and come into the forest for a massive "consultation" of the base. The reason? They said they could no longer afford simply to wait indefinitely as the Mexican state ignored the promises they had made a decade earlier in the truce agreements. They declared themselves ready to "risk the little they had gained" (that is, the de facto limited autonomy which had no juridical base) in order to try something new. The Zapatistas declared that they had ended the first phase of their struggle, and that it was time to move on to a second stage, one that would be political and not military, they added. In the third and last part of the Sixth Declaration of the Lacondona Forest, issued on June 30, 2005, the Zapatistas have given us a clear indication of the political line they are advocating. It makes no mention of any political party, either in Mexico or elsewhere. They tell people everywhere who are struggling for their rights, who are on the left, that the Zapatistas are with them. They talk of creating a vast political alliance in Mexico - we are Indians but we are also Mexicans. And they talk of creating a vast political alliance in the world. They use a language that is at once inclusive - inclusive of all strata and all peoples and above all of all oppressed groups - but that is resolutely on the left, not however necessarily tied to any party. The most important thing about this initiative, in my opinion, is its timing. It is eleven years since the tide began to roll back against neo- liberalism and imperialism. But for the Zapatistas, not enough has been accomplished. I have the sense that they are not the only ones who think this. I have the sense that throughout Latin America, and especially in all those countries where left or populist groups have come to power, there is a similar feeling that this has not been enough, that these governments have had to make too many compromises, that popular enthusiasm is waning. I have the sense that in the World Social Forum, there is the same sentiment that what they have accomplished since they started in 2001 has been remarkable, but is not enough, that the WSF cannot simply continue to do the same things over and over. In Iraq and the Middle East in general there seems also to be a sense that the resistance to the machista interventionism of the United States has been amazingly strong but that even so it has not been enough. In 1994, the Zapatista rebellion was the barometer of a rejection of the helplessness that had begun to overcome the world antisystemic sentiment. It served also as the igniter of a series of other initiatives. Today, when the Zapatistas tell us that the first stage is over and that we cannot linger there, they seem to be again the barometer of a shift in sentiment everywhere. The Zapatistas want to move on to a second stage - political, inclusive, but thus far without having made very detailed objectives. Will they now be the inspiration for a similar reevaluation throughout Latin America, in the World Social Forum, throughout the antisystemic movements all around the globe? And what will be the detailed objectives of the next phase? by Immanuel Wallerstein [Copyright by Immanuel Wallerstein. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to download, forward electronically or e-mail to others and to post this text on non-commercial community Internet sites, provided the essay remains intact and the copyright note is displayed. To translate this text, publish it in printed and/or other forms, including commercial Internet sites and excerpts, contact the author at immanuel.wallerstein@yale.edu; fax: 1-203-432-6976. These commentaries, published twice monthly, are intended to be reflections on the contemporary world scene, as seen from the perspective not of the immediate headlines but of the long term.] -- To subscribe from this list send a message containing the words subscribe chiapas95 (or chiapas95-lite, or chiapas95-english, or chiapas95-espanol) to majordomo@eco.utexas.edu. Previous messages are available from http://www.eco.utexas.edu/faculty/Cleaver/chiapas95.html or gopher to Texas, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Economics, Mailing Lists. --------- "RE: Native Prisoner" --------- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 08:21:53 -0700 From: Janet Smith [owlstar@bellsouth.net] Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - The Joint Center Health Policy Institute has announced the beginning of a study looking at the effect of national and state policies that have a disproportionate negative impact on non-white young men (including Native Americans, Blacks, Latinos and Asians). While this study's staff and focus seems weighted toward the Black experience, it is encouraging that they have included Native Americans, and are looking at some of the issues Native American activists and prison volunteers have noted -- inappropriate incarceration for mental illnesses and substance abuse, disproportionate incarcerations for non-whites as opposed to white offenders, and different standards of treatment while incarcerated. It would be good to see a higher profile of Native Americans guiding studies such as these, and at point to see womens' issues in prison covered as well. http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=50779 7/25/2005 9:00:00 AM To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Avram Goldstein of the Joint Center Health Policy Institute, 202-744-1925 News Advisory: The Joint Center Health Policy Institute has commissioned a panel of respected experts to examine the cumulative impact on community health of evolving national and state policies that limit life options for young men of color. Black, Latino, Asian and Native American young men are incarcerated at disproportionately high rates. Many young men of color are unable to recover from serious mental illness because they are warehoused in juvenile detention centers where the availability of community mental health care services is severely limited. As overall child mortality fell dramatically from 1981 to 2001, the only group that did not experience a reduction in death rates was African Americans between 15 and 19 years old-mostly because of a rise in homicide and suicide rates. These problems are typical of the effects of a wide range of misguided public policies, including the abandonment of drug treatment in favor of interdiction and criminal sanctions; the growing diversion of youthful offenders to adult criminal systems; and the escalating use of zero- tolerance policies to expel students from school. In combination, these policies have wasted billions of taxpayer dollars, and their impact has fallen most heavily on young men of color. Among Black, Latino, Asian and Native American young men, high school drop-out rates have increased, college enrollment levels have declined and incarceration rates have grown. More than 25 percent of black men who are 20 years old today are likely to go to prison at some point in their lives, compared with 4.1 percent of white men of the same age. On Tuesday, July 26, the commission's chairman, the Honorable Ronald V. Dellums, other commission members and several leaders who won major policy reforms will brief journalists on this significant community health issue in the African American, Latino, Asian and Native American communities and on the need for innovation and more effective policies. WHAT: Dellums Commission media briefing on improving community health by addressing state and national public policies that harm young men of color. The discussion will include presentations by innovators who have brought major policy reforms to their communities. WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 26. Continental breakfast will be served. WHERE: National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge, 529 14th St. N.W., 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. WHO: Commission Chairman Ronald V. Dellums, a Member of Congress who represented California from 1971 to 1998 and former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the Congressional Black Caucus; Togo D. West Jr., President, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and former Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Commission Members and Policy Analysts, including state legislators, judges, educators, human rights activists, corporate executives and religious leaders. --------- "RE: Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days" --------- Date: Monday, 25 July 2005 01:22 am From: Debbie Sanders Subj: Book of Days A HAWAI`I BOOK OF DAYS, week of July 24-30 IULAI July Hinaia`ele`ele 24 The mountains watch over this land, silent sentinels of the Gods. 25 Here is the place where magic dwells. 26 Let the children lead you to wonder. 27 Laughter is a gift of life. 28 Music is the wind ... captured for a brief moment. 29 My heart's wings give flight to my dreams. 30 The joy of the spirit is everlasting. (c) Copyright 1991 by D. F. Sanders Me ke aloha i ka nani, ... Moe'uhanekeanuenue (With love and beauty, ... Rainbow Dream) --------- "RE: Rustywire: Sweeping Out the Dust" --------- Date: Tue, 20 May 2005, 11:33:53 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="RUSTYWIRE: SWEEP" http://www.rustywire.com/Starmtn/sweep.html [Editorial Comment: For those who wish to read more of Johnny Rustywire's beautiful poems and stories his website has changed.... http://www.rustywire.com ] Sweeping Out the Dust by Johnny Rustywire Woozchiid...it means hard winds, the month of March some say...but during this time...my shimasani (grandmother) used to take everything out of the hogan, there were two of them. One was living and the other sat a little ways off used for special doings. She was short of small and short, with gray to white hair tied in a bun and she use to sweep up the floor everyday, each morning she would open the door and sweep the dirt out. The dirt was red, some say Navajo red like the sandstone of the distant mesas. She would stand there and brush the dirt together and then sweep it toward the door. That old hogan was an eight sided one, the doorway faced east and it was constructed of cedar and juniper, some call it greasewood. When you cut greasewood it is like cutting steel, it takes a long time and the earth will not eat it away like pine, so it is used near the ground level. You cut notches in the wood and put them one on top of the other, the cedar is layed one on the other crisscross fashion, then the hollows are filled with cedar bark, the idea is to get as tight a fit as possible to keep the cold out. There are usually a couple of windows and a door to facing East to catch the light of first dawn. We used to sleep as children on the white army cots on the south side and she would cook some food for us on wood stove set in the middle of the floor. When she woke us up, she would use her broom to chase us out of bed. She would say go on, get out of her you have to run. she would hit us with the broom and make us go outside. Some days, especially during this time it would be cold, or windy. we used to run into the cedars down to the wash and up the road toward Two Gray Hills, we could hear the sound of dogs barking from distant homes. We used to hate it, but every once in a while we used to race. My cousin Michael and Silas, sometimes one of the Belone boys would run with us, we used to start slow and then gather speed, slowly trying to edge each other out. You have to really put yourself to the test sometimes to run your heart out, to see how far and how long you could run. Michael was bigboned with a square jaw and could run like the wind, I always trailed him, but sometimes I beat him. If we felt good we would run to the power lines, the tall big ones that crossed the community on their way to California. The sun would catch running out of the shadows of Two Gray Hills on the way home. The dust would fly and when we got back we would see Shimasani, watching us run up to the place. She would yell at us not to track up her floor as she finished sweeping the dirt out....we stood there and waited for her to finish, but she was never finished because the floors were made of dirt and we could taste it as we ran to wash ourselves in the horse trough with cold water, while grandma was sweeping out the dust..... The hogan has fallen in. It lies there and the wood has been walking off and all that remains is the dirt floor she used to sweep each morning when she made us run..... Copyright c. 1999, Johnny Rustywire, all rights reserved. --------- "RE: Lee Goins Poem: Indian Summer Eclipses" --------- Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 10:39 PM From: cherokee2proud [cherokee2proud@yahoo.com] Subj: Indian Summer Eclipses Mailing List: N. A. Poetry Indian Summer Eclipses Faint sun's tepid kiss floats, soon dispatched by a cooling breeze, as summer switches her aging green coats, on multitudes of sap-charged trees. Delectably attired, fashioned and fired with hues of apple, peach and pear, doomed leaves are tossed here and there. Like Halloween's candy ploys, North wind's tousled toys slide to Earth like little Summer Indians, awash in suits stained yellow orange and vibrant rose, splashed with autumn's fragrant heaven-scents, sent to play with burgundy reds careening over quilted countryside's patchwork-patterned lawns spawned by colorful confetti showers, leaving leafy bowers, soon to be raked across the miles into neat piles. Like heaps of slim cookies, over-flowing with fleeting aromas, headed for woven baskets, light caskets. Mere memories, about to go up in smoke. Lee Goins Copyright c. 2001. --------- "RE: Tribal Elder recalls Otoe Predecessors" --------- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:45:36 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="OTOE MEMORIES" http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/12164535.htm Tribal elder recalls Otoe predecessors JASON ROSENBAUM Associated Press July 18, 2005 MIAMI, Mo. - After taking a sip of water, Truman Black placed the tips of his fingers against his chest and closed his eyes. He swayed slightly as he sang a soft, deeply powerful melody. "The Flag Song," as Black called it, honors Otoe predecessors who fought for their culture at home as well as for the United States abroad. "Our tribe, many a tribe, have great honor in their warriors," said Black, who calls himself one of the last full-blooded Otoe American Indians. Black, 68, of Oklahoma City, spoke about the Otoes' history, language and culture recently at Van Meter State Park, about 75 miles west of Columbia. The event was sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The Otoe originated in what is now the Upper Midwest in the 1300s or 1400s. They moved west in the 1500s to 1600s before settling in the 1750s with the Missouri and Ioway American Indians in what are now Nebraska and Iowa. Connie Winfrey, historical site administrator for Van Meter State Park, said that after the Missouri, Ioway and Otoe tribes migrated from the Great Lakes, the Missouri Indians stayed near the Missouri River in what is now Saline County and the Otoe went up the river to Nebraska. In the late 1700s, when the Sauk and Fox tribes defeated the Missouri Indians, they went up the river and joined the Otoe. "When Lewis and Clark came through here, the Missouri Indians weren't living here. They found them with the Otoe," Winfrey said. "The Missouri Indians and the Otoe were the first tribes Lewis and Clark encountered on their trek west." Black said the Missouri, Ioway and Otoe have similar languages. The Ioway language, he said, has only a handful of words with meanings that differ from the Otoe language. The Missouri Indians spoke the same language but at a quicker pace, he said. "If we got the people to slow down enough, we could understand them," Black said. At its peak, Black said, the Otoe tribe had about 2,300 members. Today, he said, there are a little more than a dozen "full-blooded" Otoe. Language is the key to the preservation of culture, Black said. "You lose your language, you lose your culture," he said. Black said that because the Otoe do not have a written language, he learned the tribe's customs and language from Arthur Lightfoot, an uncle of Ioway and Otoe descent. Black said he is among only a handful of people who know how to speak the language. Black said descendants of the Otoe tribe don't know American Indian history because their parents no longer talk about it. "They are no longer told stories as I was when I was growing up," he said. During a question-and-answer session, Black explained how to say the word "daughter" in Otoe but struggled to recall the word for "mama." "If you don't speak it, you lose it," he said. Black also discussed his confrontations with bigotry. He told how he was refused service in 1957 at a Ponca City, Okla., bar while wearing his Navy uniform. The server told him that because he was an American Indian, he could not buy beer. Black said he once was confined to a segregated portion of a cafe. But he said he has never been ashamed of his heritage. "I have never had a reason not to be prideful of my heritage." He said that it was emotional to remember his past because many of the people who know the Otoe culture are dying off. "I'm of an age where I knew the elders that lived the culture, still spoke the language and were still in the cultural customs of our Indian history," he said. "There are many people of my age today who don't have that spiritual feeling that I have because of knowing of the language and the customs." Copyright c. 2005 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright c. 2005 Kansas City Star. --------- "RE: Program aims to preserve Navajo Language" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:32:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="SAVING DINE' LANGUAGE" http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_201173107.html Program Aims To Preserve Navajo Language July 20, 2005 PROVO, Utah In a region well known for its penchant for family history, Eileen Quintana takes a somewhat less traditional approach to her heritage. She helps 250 area American Indian children learn the Navajo language, traditions and culture, from pronunciation of the vowels to the ceremonies. "The reason why we believe it's very, very important to teach Navajo, is we want to keep the language," she said. "So much of our culture is within the language." Quintana is the program manager of the Nebo/Juab Title VII Indian Education program. She works with several children from throughout the area from 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the regular school year, teaching them to speak, read and write Navajo. Quintana said many of them have family who still speak Navajo, and the students are excited about being able to visit their relatives and greet them or carry on a short conversation in the family's native language. Plus, she keeps records of grades, school attendance and any problems the children may be having, and the program provides access to tutors. They also can log onto an electronic high school program and earn credits through online courses. The students and their families go on field trips to BYU, Thanksgiving Point and area museums. About 85 percent of the students are Navajo; the rest belong to one of about 16 tribes represented in Utah and Juab counties. So far the reaction has been good; the program has grown from less than a dozen to 249 students, and funding has more than quadrupled since 1998. The program is funded by federal grants, including one from the Utah Arts Council for the Artists-in-Residence program, which pays to bring artists to class. "We really see a lot of benefits because we feel like their culture is validated," said Brenda Beyal, on-site coordinator for the Artists-in- Residence program. "They're able to see minority adults as role models." Learning about art and creating their own is a good way to experience culture as well, she said. For Betty Tanner's three children, the program is a fun way to learn. They have been involved in the program for several years, and her children have made pouches, learned songs and dances and performed at the Olympics in the Navajo village, in her oldest son's case. The irony is her children aren't even Navajo. "My kids are actually Chippewa, so they haven't necessarily learned a lot about their heritage," she said. Tanner still wants to keep them participating as long as possible, though. The most important part, Quintana said, is teaching the students about their Navajo heritage and helping them to understand how important that heritage is to them, even far away from the reservation. "For a people to survive, they had to rely on each other," she said. "My clan and my family history are more important than my name." She hopes to instill self-identity and a connection with the past in her students, which will then inspire the students to work harder and accomplish those things they want to. Plus, knowing another language is beneficial for every child; Quintana said students who are bilingual tend to earn higher scores on national tests and do better in school. The program, so far, has accomplished that. The graduation rate for American Indians in the area was about 37 percent in 1998, Quintana said. Last year it was 94.2 percent. And while she is proud of the work accomplished here, Quintana said there is much more to be done, as the national average graduation rate for American Indians is below 50 percent. "And how the hell we allow that to stay baffles me," she said. Copyright c. 2005 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright c. 2005 KUTV, CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Upcoming Events" --------- Date: Mon July 25, 2005 13:22:39 -0700 From: Gary Smith (gars@speakeasy.org) Subj: Upcoming Events =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= EVENTS ARE FEATURED IN ODD NUMBERED ISSUES ONLY =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Events are too numerous to list for the entire year and are updated periodically. Date: Monday, June 27, 2005 11:47 AM From: Karen Cooper [kcooper@uabmc.edu] Subj: Sequoyah Caverns Intertribal Pow-wow information Sequoyah Caverns Intertribal Pow-wow information When: August 6, 7, 2005 Where: Sequoyah Caverns, valleyhead, AL Gates Open Sat 9-6 & Sun 9-5 Sunday service 10am Headstaff: MC - Lou Whiteagle Host Drum- Medicine Dog Head Man - Larry Hornbuckle Head Lady - Ravenheart Hosey Jr. Head Man - JoJo Morgan Jr. Head Lady -Carmen Dancing Leaf Hosey Arena Director- Two Bulls Head Veteran - Sky Warrior Story Teller - Lorna Morton Hibbs Aztec Fire Dancer - Jose Rico Flute Player - Larry Hornbuckle Cultural Speaker - Tony Mcclure =================================== Andersons Native American Events Updated July 24, 2005 http://andersons-web.com/native_events.htm This page has been designed to help you find Native American Events. We post information on Pow-Wows, Festivals, Rodeos, Art & Craft Shows, Seminars and any other type of gathering that represents the Native American Culture. August 5 - 6, 2005: 12th Annual Frank Liske Park Powwow, Frank Liske Park Conocrd North Carolina. For more information visit us on line at: http://www.cpaofnc.com e-mail: gehoyt@concordnc.com August 12 - 14, 2005: National Powwow, MCI Center, Washington, DC. For more information check the web at: www.AmericanIndian.si.edu e-mail: NMAINationalPowwow@si.edu or call 877-830-3224 August 25 - 28, 2005: Schemitzun 2005 October 22 - 23, 2005: 3rd annual Euharlee Native American PowWow Festival. Special invitation to all Veterans at Osbourne Park, Euharlee, GA. For more information contact Sam Hinson 770-546-7191 e-mail: amndn@mindspring.com A word of advice, no matter how hard we try, mistakes happen! Please try to get in contact with the event staff and verify the important information before leaving home. =================================== Crazy Crow Trading Post Updated July 24, 2005 http://www.crazycrow.com/events_nativeamerican/ NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN POWWOW CALENDAR This Native American Indian powwow calendar and related events listing is brought to you as a courtesy of Crazy Crow Trading Post to help keep you up-to-date on the latest powwows & events. We will do our best to validate the accuracy of the information provided, including checking links to web sites, but cannot be responsible for inaccuracies. Check with the contact names and website links of powwow event sponsors for the latest info. JULY 2005 July 28-31, 2005: 139th Homecoming Celebration Location: Winnebago, NE Event Detail: Contest Powwow, Grand entries Thursday 7pm, 1 & 7 pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Lots of vendors and great food and dancing. Contact: Winnebago Tribe, phone: 402-878-2272 Event Website: http://winnebagotribe.com July 28-31, 2005: 4th Annual Pow Wow of Wendake Location: Wendake near Quebec city, 115 rue du loup, Wendake, Quebec, Canada G0A 4V0 Event Detail: Traditional powwow preceded by a contemporary music festival. Craftsman are welcome. Craft booths: 125$ half, 200$ full. Contact: Louis-Karl P. Sioui, phone: (418)843-5550, email: pow.wow@cnhw.qc.ca July 29-31, 2005: Touchwood Agency Tribal Council Pow-wow Location: Kawacatoose First Nation, TATC, Quinton, Sasketchewan, Canada S0A 3C0 Contact: Charles Machiskinic, phone: 306-835-2125, email: maincatch_04@yahoo.com July 29-31, 2005: Yellow Wolf Intertribal Powwow Location: Vancouver Island, 800 Stelly's X Rd. Tsartlip Reserve, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada: V8M1R6 Event Detail: Mailing Address -- John Sampson 20 Latess Rd. Brentwood Bay BC V8M1R6 Contact: John Sampson, phone: 250 652-4635, email: johnnysampson@hotmail.com July 29-31, 2005: Southern California Indian Center's 37th Annual Pow Wow Location: Fairplex - Home of the Los Angeles County Fair, 1101 W. McKinley Ave. Building #4, Pomona, CA 91768 Event Detail: MC: Randy Edmonds AD: Tom Gamboa Head Man: Brian General Head Woman: Leah McGurk Host Gourd: Golden State Gourd Dance Society Head So. Singer: Gene Ray Ahboah Host No. Drum: Red Thunder Jr. Belcort, ND Water Boy: Juanico Phoenix Contest Registrar: Joyce Murdock Contest Tabulators: Annette Phoenix & Marie Mia Head Contest Judge: Adam Loya Cultural Chairs: Calvert Codynah & Starr Robideau Business Chair: Paula Starr. Drum and Dance Contest! Special Dance Contests! Contact: Paula Starr, phone: 714-962-6673 Event Website: http://www.indiancenter.org email: indiancenter@indiancenter.org July 29-31, 2005: Milk River Indian Days Location: Fort Belknap,MT 59526 Event Detail: 2005 Milk River Powwow. Saturday Morning Nee Ways Run/Walk 9:00 am. Contests in all Categories. Contact: AJ Bigby, phone: (406) 353-8416, email: aj_bigby@yahoo.com July 30 & 31, 2005: The 2nd Annual AAIWV Northern ANI Regional Pow Wow Location: Salem International University, Salem, WV 26426 Event Detail: Admission is FREE! Everyone is welcome! Grand Entry: 12:00pm, July 30th & 31st. HV - Steve LoneWolf Winston, HMD - John Spirit Wolf Kountz, HFD - Morganna Marks Contact: Gerry Hess, phone: 304-842-3877 -or- Winona Penland, phone: 304-825-6012 AUGUST 2005 August 1-5: Gathering Of All Nations Location: 163 Sugar Shack Ln, Wilder, TN 38589 Event Detail: We are looking for drummers, Storytellers, Venders.. Contacte: Softwolfeyes, phone: 931-445-3748, email: softwolfeyes@hotmail.com August 5-6, 2005: 12th Annual Frank Liske Park Powwow Location: Concord, NC, 4001 Stough Road, Concord, NC 28025 Event Detail: MC: Curtis Lieb, Tulsa, OK, HM: Patrick Boykin, Wilmington, NC, HL: Marcy Link, Columbia, SC, HG: Al Turay, Brea, OH, AD: Billy Mederios, Augusta, GA, SD: Young Spirit, ND: Cypress Creek. Friday: Fur and Feathers hands on learning experience from 3 to 6:30 PM. Grand Entry at 7 PM. Saturday: Craft contest at 10 AM. Fur and feathers hand on learning experience from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. Princess contest registration deadline at 12 PM. Gourd Dancing at 1 PM. Grand Entry at 3 PM and 7:30 PM. Crazy Midnight Auction 30 minutes after evening session. Traders, please contact Gene Hall Contact: George Hoyt, phone: 704-786-5705, email: gehoyt@concordnc.com Event Website: http://www.cpaofnc.com.html August 5-6, 2005: 20th Annual Bell Pow Wow Location: Bell Community Center, Stilwell, OK 74960 Event Detail: Head Staff to be announced. Contact: Thomas Muskrat, phone: 918-696-4480, email: nancyteacherbe@hotmail.com August 5-7, 2005: Rogue Valley Powwow Location: Valley of the Rogue State Park, 3792 N River Rd, Gold Hill, OR 97525 Event Detail: Vendor Reservations may be faxed to: Fax no.: 541-471-3612. Contact person: Joann Cave Office no: 541-471-7143. Camping reservations may called or faxed in: 541-471-7143 office, 541-471-3612 fax. August 5th, 2005: Set-up @ 12:00 p.m. August 6th, 2005: Grand Entry: 12:00 and 6:30 p.m. Powwow: 12:00-6:30 p.m. Feast: 4:30-6:30 p.m. August 7th, 2005: Grand Entry: 1:00 p.m. Powwow: 1:00-5:00 p.m. Contact: Nick Hall, phone: 541-471-7143, email: soic@indiancenter.net Event Website: http://www.indiancenter.net.html August 5-7, 2005: The Lincoln Indian Club's Annual Pow Wow Location: William Canby Arena, 11th & Military Rd., Lincoln, NE 68508 Event Detail: Fundraising: Millie Byron 402-601-5675; Publicity: Von Villarreal 402-730-8717; Princess Contest: Cristina Vance 402-770-6519; Vendors: Betty Vance 402-477-7634; Specials & Giveaways: Carrie A. Wolfe 402-770-6519 Contact: Carrie A. Wolfe, phone: 402-770-6519, email: CarrieAWolfe@netscape.net August 5-7, 2005: 22nd Annual Big Grassy River Traditional Pow-wow Location: Pow-wow Trail, Big Grassy River, Morson, Ontario, Canada P0W 1J0 Event Detail: Everyone welcome. Fish fry and supper on Saturday and Sunday. Honorariums for drummers and dancers. Security provided. Fun for all. Contact: Daryl or Karilyn, phone: 800-361-7228, email: daryl_numay1@hotmail.com Event Web Site: http://www.assabaskapark.com/ August 6-7, 2005: Shawnee Nation Woodland Summer Pow-Wow Location: Zane Shawnee Caverns, Bellefontaine, OH 43311 Event Detail: All people and nations welcome. No politics!!!! Lodging and camp sites available. Native American Indian Museum and Cavern Tours available. Contact: Tracking Wolf, phone: 937-592-9592, email: SHAWNEE@BRIGHTNET.NET August 6-7, 2005: Honoring Our Children Benefit Pow Wow Location: Corner of RT 550 & RT 339, Barlow, OH 45712 Event Detail: NORTHERN HOST DRUM : WEENGUSHK ( SWEETGRASS SINGERS) SARNIA, ONT., CANADA. SOUTHERN HOST DRUM : WHITEHAWK ( PONCA NATION) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS U.S.A. HEAD MALE: ROSS DAVIDSON, M.C. STEVE RICHARD, A.D. SHAWN BREHM. SATURDAY GRAND ENRTY : 12:00 - 5:00 supper break 6:00 - ??; SUNDAY GRAND ENRTY : 1:00 - 5:00pm. ( FEAST PROVIDED TO ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ). GENERAL PUBLIC WELCOME! NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL ALLOWED - NO PETS ALLOWED. Contact: Steve or Ina, phone: 740 678 7316 or 740 984 1819, email: thundercanyonsingers@yahoo.com August 12-14, 2005: Mihsihkinaahkwa Pow Wow Location: Morsches Park, Corner of U.S. 30 & State Road 109, Columbia City, IN 46725 Event Detail: On Friday evening a Native American concert is scheduled. Saturday morning there is a 5K Fun Run before the pow wow. There is a living history village on both days of the pow wow. There is a lacrosse game on Sunday morning before the pow wow. Call for more details. Cntact: Dani Tippmann, phone: (260) 609-7844, email: miamipowwow@yahoo.combr> Event Website: http://www.miamipowwow.com August 12-14, 2005: National Powwow Location: MCI Center, 601 F Street, Washington, D.C. 20004 Event Detail: The National Powwow in Washington, D.C. is hosted by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Prize Purse: $100,000. Fri-10am to 10pm, Sat-10am to 10pm, Sun-10am to 8pm. Admission Fees: Adult- $12, Seniors 65 & older- $10, Child 4 to 11- $10, NMAI Members- $10, Group Rate (25 or more)- $10 per person. Three day pass- $30, Vendor Fee: $600 (10'x10'). Contact: Justin Bruce Giles, phone: 301-238-3023, email:nmainationalpowwow@si.edu August 13, 2005: Honor the Mounds Gathering Location: Beattie Park, corner of Main and Park, Rockford, IL 61103 Event Detail: Come and enjoy the day with us. We will have N.A. drums. We invite all who wish to dance to Honor the Mounds and in celebrateion of life. We will have a spiritual area set a side, speakers, childrens area, demonstrators, vendors, and a food consesion. Free to public, donations welcome. Honor dinner and giveaway to all registered participates. Contact: Sherman MacVenn, phone: 815-282-3877, email: cnia123GWW@aol.com August 13-14, 2005: Mother Earth's Creation's Intertribal Powwow Location: West Ossipee, NH Event Detail: Admission is free, Donations are accepted at the gate. Check out our web site for more details. Contact: phone: 603-323-8181, email: spiriteagle@motherearthscreation.com Event Website: http://www.motherearthscreation.com August 13-14, 2005: 14th Annual Odawa Homecoming Powwow Location: Harbor Springs, MI Event Detail: This is a contest Powwow. Grand Entry Times: Saturday 1 p.m. & 7 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. FREE GENERAL ADMISSION. Drum Contest: 1st: $3000, 2nd:$1500, 3rd: $750- First 8 non-placing, registered drums will receive $400. Registration: Saturday, August 13, 2005 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $5.00 (U.S.A) per dancer. Miss Odawa Contest: Any Interested young ladies ages 13-17 please contact Theresa Boda (231) 242-1626 Free Rustic Camping. Limited Space Available. Showers Avalible! Contact Marci Reyes, phone: 231-242-1706 August 13-14, 2005: 2nd Annual Natchez Trace Pow Wow Location: Historic Leiper's Fork, 4142 Old Hillsboro Rd, Franklin, TN 37064 Event Detail: Saturday 10 am to 9:30 PM. Grand Entry at 12:30 & 6:30 PM. Sunday 10 am to 5:30 PM. Grand Entry at 12:30. Host Northern Drum -- Bird Town Crossing. Host Southern Drum --Tanasi Thunder. Admission: Adults-$5; Children 6-12 & Seniors 60+ -- $3; Children 5 & Under -- Free. All Dancers in regalia may register for the "Luck of the Draw". Registration begins at 10 AM. All Drums welcome. No alcohol, No Pets, No Artifacts or Grave Goods. Don't forget your lawnchair. Contact: April Cantrell, phone: 615-591-1682 or 931-670-5465, email:april@natcheztracepowwow.com Event Website: http://www.natcheztracepowwow.com August 13-14, 2005: MIHSIHKINAAHKWA POW WOW Location: Morsches Park, State Road 205, Columbia City, IN 46725 Event Detail: this is a traditional pow wow, we will have a freewill concert August 12th at 7:P.M. Douglas Bluefeather will be the featured artist. Drums and vendors are by invitation only. Contact: Phone: 260-244-7843, email: comanche@myvine.com Event Website: http:// www.miamipowow.com August 19-21, 2005: Mille Lacs 39th Annual Iskigamizigan Powwow Location: 12 miles north of Onamia, Minnesota on Highway 169, on the west side of Lake Mille Lacs. Onamia, MN 56359 Event Detail: HD: Sic Fly. MC: Larry "Amik" Smallwood. AD: Robert Sam. Events: Royalty Contest, Parade with float & rez car contest, horseshoe tournament, moccasin game, fun run, and Native Thunder 5K run/walk. On Sale: Souvenir Buttons, Powwow Poster Series, Raffle Tickets. Food & Craft Vendors Welcome, limited space so reserve early. Contact: Freedom Porter, phone: 320-532-7496, email: freedom_porter@yahoo.com August 19-21, 2005: Lightning Valley Village (Lenape) Festival Location: Brownsville-Luzerene Patsy Hilman Park, Hilman Park Dr., Hiller, PA 15444 Contact: Redwing Blackbird, phone: 724 228 1016, email: trackaborden@yahoo.com August 19-21 2005: Kehewin Cree Nation Pow-wow Location: Kehewin Cree Nation, Kehewin, Alberta, Canada T0A 1C0 Event Detail: 49er is a great big bash that happens every year at house 250 Contact: Henry Moosepayo, phone: 780-826-3333, email: kehewincreenation@yahoo.com August, 20-21: 23rd Annual American Indian Council Traditional Powwow Location: Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds, Lebanon, IN zip n/a Event Detail: HVD: George Martin, HMandWD: Richard and Karen Snake, HD: Milwaukee Bucks, Head Singer: Herman Logan, MC: LeRoy Malaterre. Thundertime Discussions with Tim Brown on Saturday before the afternoon Grand Entry, and between the dance sessions and Sunday before the Grand Entry. 19th Annual John Deer Craft Contest on Sunday. Gates open at 10:00 each day. Grand Entry 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm Saturday, 1:00 Sunday. Open Drum....All Dancers welcome. Adults $6.00 weekend pass $10.00. Children 6-12 $3.00. under 6 Free. Dancer registration $3.00 (incudes 2 meals). Contact: Noadiah Malott, phone: 317-773-7137, email: aicindiana@yahoo.com August 20-21, 2005: Chikamaka Cultural Days - 6th Annual Pony Meeks Memorial Location: Main Street, Fritz Flury Ballfield, Tracy City, TN 37387 Event Detail: This is NOT a pow-wow, but is the culture of the Chikamaka, and is the Southeastern culture, not pow-wow culture. There will be Bird and Animal dances of our culture, blowgun competition, venders, food, and much more. Venders space is limited so respond quickly. Contact: Jeremy Meeks, phone: 615-403-6543, email: jeremy@winx.net Event Website: http://www.chikamaka.org August 20-21, 2005: 49th Annual O-Sa-Wan Pow Wow Location: Boone County Fairgrounds, Belvidere, IL 61008 Event Detail: Trader info: Dan Pierson, 400 Thornton, Lockport, IL 60441, 815-735-5666, danielpierson@comcast.net Contact: Mike Hayford & Chris Stoltman, phone: 847-721-6891 or 630-202-2046 email: osawanpw@hotmail.com Event Website: http://www.mascoutin.com August 20-21, 2005: Annual Thunder Mountain Lenape Nation Native American Fesitval Location: Off Route 286, 236 Skyline Dr., Saltsburg, PA 15691 Event Detail: 10-6 PM both days. $3 for adults. Children free. Drumming, dancing, storytelling, children's candy dance and more. Visit a wig-wam and tipi. Contact: Pat Selinger, phone: 724-639-3488, email: thundermtlenapenation@hotmail.com Event Website: http:www.thundermtlenape.org August 20-21, 2005: Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation Location: Saddleback Community College, 28000 Marquerite Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92675 Event Detail: See website for details. Contact: Ed Nunez, phone: 949-443-0749, email: powwowed@yahoo.com Event Website: http://www.juaneno.com August 20-21, 2005: Honoring Cree Eagleman Contest Powwow Location: Window Rock Sports Center, Navajo Nation Fair Grounds, Window Rock, AZ 86515 Event Detail: MC: Don Tolino, Sr.; AD-Cecil American-Horse; NH-Bow Gourd; SH-Long Walk Descendants. Contact: M. Bowman, phone: 505-879-4711, email: Marty.Bowman@frontiercorp.com August 25-28, 2005: Annual Ponca Pow Wow Location: HWY 1-77 Between Stillwater & Ponca City, White Eagle, OK 74601 Event Detail: Home of the world champion fancy dance contest! Contests in all categories. Best of the Best. Food vendors, Arts and Crafts Welcome. Contact: DOUG EAGLE, phone: 580-762-8104, email: deagle @yahoo.com August 26-28, 2005: Ocean Man First Nation Pow wow Location: 12 klms north of Stoughton, SK; Ocean Man First Nation, Stoughton, Saskatchewan, Canada S0G 4T0 Event Detail: Ocean Man First Nation Pow wow located 21 Klms North of Stoughton, SK. Contact: Chief Connie Big Eagle at 306-457-2990 or band office 306-457-2679 Host Drum: BirdTail Sioux - Drum Contest. Vendors: Weekend Rate for Crafts: $400, Weekend Rate for Food Consessions: $600. No Admission Fee, camping available. SPECIALS: Cultural Fusion! Team Dance! Cross Over by Powwows.com Princess Angel. Parisier/Eaglevoice. More specials to be announced at Pow wow. Contact: Chief Connie Big Eagle, phone: 306-457-2679, email: oceanmanband@sympatico.ca August 26-28, 2005: 2nd Annual Roanoke Island American Indian Cultural Festival & Powwow Location: First Flight Centennial Welcome Center, Dare County Airport Pavilion, Manteo, NC, 27954 Event Detail: Grand Entry on Sat. will begin at 12:00 Noon and at 1PM on Sunday. All native drummers, dancers, traders and food vendors are welcome. For more information contact Marilyn Berry Morrison at 757-477-3589. This event is sponsored by the Council of The Algonquian Indians of NC, Inc with the Roanoke-Hatteras Indians of Dare County, NC as co-sponsors. Contact: Marilyn Berry Morrison, phone: 757- 477-3589, email: mbmorrison@nsu.edu August 26-28, 2005: 7th Annual Native American Association of West Valley Festival and Contest Pow Wow Location: Granger Park, 3600 West 3500 South. West Valley City, UT Event Detail: Theme: "Soaring Spirit of Women". 6 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. Everyone Welcome. BRING YOUR OWN CHAIRS. Sorry no camping available. HEAD STAFF: Host Drum: Blu Thunder, Head Singer: Jaye Seckletstewa, Phoenix, AZ; MC: Alex O. Shepherd, Paiute/Dine', Cedar City, UT; AD: Jerry Bear, Goshute, Skull Valley, UT; Spiritual Leader: Bob Taylor Sr., Northern Ute, Kearns, UT. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Fri- Aug 26, Food & Crafts open at 5pm. Grand Entry and Dance Competition: 7pm-11pm; Sat- Aug 27, Food & Crafts open at 10:00am. Grand Entry and Dance Competition: 11am 3:00pm; Dinner Break: 3pm-6pm; Sun- Aug 28, Food & Crafts open at 10am; Grand Entry & Dance Competition 11am-4pm. ADMISSION & REGISTRATION: $4 Daily fee. Dancers and Drummers: $5.00 Registration fee. Registration closes on Saturday at 1:00pm. ** Drum day pay is $50 per session to first 7 registered drums who don't place or participate in the drum contest. Drums must be setup, registered and be present for drum row call to quality for payment ** DRUMMERS, REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR OWN CHAIRS. Contact: Harry James Sr., phone: 801-955-1089, email: harryjamessr@hotmail.com August 26-28, 2005: 51st Annual Northern Arapaho Powwow Location: Arapahoe Powwow Grounds, APG, Arapahoe, WY 82510 Event Detail: Contest in all catagories (northern & southern). Drum Contest. Many more events during the powwow. Contact: Eugene Ridgely III, phone: 307-349-0676, email: northernarapahopowwow@yahoo.com August 27-28, 2005: Region of the Moundbuilders Location: Peters Park, 1/4 Mi. S. of S.R.16, Newark, OH 43055 Event Detail: Intertribal Pow-Wow. All dancers welcome. Grand entry is Saturday at noon. Contact: CHANDA MAYS, phone: 740-328-8682, email: blanketrade@alltel.net Event Website: http://www.blanketrade.com">Event Website August 27-28, 2005: Annual Roanoke Isalnd American Indian Cultural Festival & Powwow Location: Dare County Airport Pavilion Lawn, Manteo, NC 27954 Contact: Marilyn Berry Morrison, 757-477-3589, email: morrison22@cox.net August 27-28, 2005: Possum Hollow Powwow Location: Buffalo Farm, 3503 Heinz Camp Road, Ellwood City, PA 16117 Event Detail: All drums are welcome, please call so we can prepare for you! M.C.-Hank Houghtaling, AD-Bob Wahl. Saturday Grand Entries-1P.M. and 6:30P.M. Sunday Grand Entry-1P.M. Participant feed Saturday and participant brunch Sunday (bring your plates and utensils). Adults-$3.00, 6 Yrs.-12Yrs. old-$2.00, Under 6Yrs. old-FREE. Fireworks Saturday night by Zambelli International! Camping is free, electric is available for a $10.00 fee, firewood on site. Crazy midnight auction, 50/50's, raffles, giveaways! Vendors with tipis set up free, please call ahead so we can prepare for you. Craft contest and Tipi contest! Buffalo Burgers, Buffalo Jerky, Buffalo Hot Sticks, Buffalo Steak Sandwiches and drinks. Contact: Jalee Tuma, phone: 724-843-5001, email:powwowmom2000@yahoo.com August 27-28, 2005: Chippewa River Rendezvous Location: Mill Yard Park, along the Chippewa River, Cornell, WI 54732 Event Detail: Pioneer camps and traders. Pre-1840 thru to Civil War era. $10 camp fee. early set up (August 22-29!). Free firewood & water, inside hooters plus security. Held along with a community flea market and craft fair. a great family affair!!! Contact: Sue Spaeth, phone: 715-239-6628, email: hosigshllow1@webtv.net August 27-28, 2005: 11th Annual Silver Lake Powwow Location: Silver Lake Provincial Park, R.R.#2, Maberly, Ontario, Canada K0H 2B0 Event Detail: "SHKIDIBISHONG" New Beginnings. NATIVE DRUMMING, SINGING, DANCING, FOOD AND CRAFTS. GATES OPEN 10 AM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GRAND ENTRY: SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT 12 NOON. CAMPING AVAILABLE, EVERYONE WELCOME. CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE; CHILDREN 12 TO 16 $3; OVER 60 $3; CHILDREN OVER 16 AND ADULTS $6. NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL PERMITTED. Contact: TRUDI or ANN MARIE WILSON, phone: (613) 548-1500 or (613) 375-6356, email: annmarie_w13@hotmail.com August 27-29, 2005: 31st Anuual Baltimore Pow-wow Location: Patterson Park, Easter Avenue, Baltimore, Md 21224 Event Detail: PRIZE MONEY 14 THOUSANDS! Contact: Baltimore Amaerican Indian Center, phone: 410-675-3535, email: Hammondslum@aol.com Event Website: http://www.baic.org ========================================================================== Aboriginal Multi-Media Society Updated July 24, 2005 Aboriginal Community Events Listing http://www.ammsa.com/ammsaevents.html JULY 2005 July 25 - 31, 2005 Sagkeeng Treaty Days Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba Sheldon : (204) 367 - 2847 July 29 - August 1, 2005 Canadian Native Fastball Championships Whitecourt AB 780-967-2225 www.alexisnakotasioux.com July 29 - 31, 2005 Sagkeeng Treaty Days Fastball Tournament Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba Claude Guimond : (204) 367 - 2588 / 4142 July 29 - 31, 2005 Sagkeeng Traditional Pow Wow Sagkeeng first Nation, Manitoba Cherie Fontaine : (204) 367 - 2287 eagle_clan_20@hotmail.com July 29 - 31, 2005 Long Plain First Nation Competition Pow Wow Long Plain First Nation, Manitoba Curtis Assiniboine (204) - 252 - 3066 July 29 - August 1, 2005 Lac La Biche Powwow Days and Fish Derby Lac La Biche, Alberta (780) 623- 4323 July 29 - August 31, 2005 Kamloopa Days Kamloops, British Columbia Delyla Daniels: (250) 828-9709 July 29 - 31, 2005 20th Annual Pico Mobert First Nation Traditional Pow Wow Pico Mobert First Nation, Ontario Info : (807) 822 - 2134 July 29 - 31, 2005 23rd Annual Lake of the Eagles Traditional Pow Wow Eagle Lake, Ontario Info : (807) 755 - 5526 July 29 - 31, 2005 Red Pheasant Contest Pow Wow 25 km South of Battleford SK Red Pheasant, Saskatchewan Bert Benson : (306) 937 - 7717 July 30 - August 1, 2005 Aboriginal Pavilion at Heritage Days Festival Hosted by Canadian Native Friendship Centre Hawrelak Park Edmonton, Alberta Info.: Erik or Debbie (780) 479-1999 Volunteers needed! July 30 - August 1, 2005 45th Annual Wikwemikong Cultural Festival Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Island, ON Cynthia Bell (705) 859-2385 web: www.wikwemikongheritage.org July 30 - August 1, 2005 Squamish Nation Powwow First long weekend in August Gloria Nahanee (604) 986-2120 July 30 - 31, 2005 Anishnabe Simosagigan Competition Pow Wow La Simon, Quebec Info: (819) 736 - 4507 AUGUST 2005 August 5 and 6, 2005 20th Annual Contest Pow Wow The Bell Community near Stilwell, Oklahoma Contact: Thomas Muskrat (918) 696-4480 Email: nancyteacherbe@hotmail.com August 5 - 7, 2005 Rocky Boy's 41st Annual Competition Powwow Rocky Boy Montana Ken Standing Rock (406) 395 - 5090 August 5 - 7, 2005 Big Grassy Pow Wow Big Grassy First Nation, ON Contact: CouncillorGary Tuesday (807) 488-5614 1-800-361-7228 August 5 - 7, 2005 NWPCCA Pony Races Big Island Lake Cree Nation, SK Wesley Keesaynew (306) 839-4940 Office: (306) 839-2277 August 5 - 7, 2005 Centennial Year Pow Wow Big Island Lake Cree Nation, SK James Sandfly (306) 839-4612 Office: (306) 839-2277 August 5 - 7, 2005 13th Annual Listugij Traditional Pow Wow Moffats Landing/Pow Wow Grounds Listuguj, Quebec Info : (418) 788 - 3278 (418) 788 - 2136 August 6 - 7, 2005 12th Annual "Rekindling Our Tradition" Traditional Pow Wow Ferndale Park Fort Erie, Ontario Info : (905) 871 - 8931 ext 228 August 6 & 7 / 13 & 14/ 20 & 21, 2005 Joseph Brant Story - Forest Theatre Pageant Shows at Dusk Second Line and Seneca Road Six Nations, ON 1-866-393-3001 August 11 - 14, 2005 Alberta Senior Games Wetaskiwan, AB 403-297-2730 August 12 - 14, 2005 Serpent River Traditional Pow Wow Serpent River, Ontario Info : (705) 844 - 2418 August 12 - 14, 2005 Ermineskin Contest Pow Wow Ermineskin Pow Wow Grounds Hobbema, Alberta Richard Small : (780) 585 - 2101 (780) 585 - 2000 August 12 - 14, 2005 Standing Buffalo Contest Pow Wow Fort Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan Info : (306) 332 - 4685 August 12 - 14, 2005 Genaabaajing Pow Wow Cutler, Ontario Info : (705) 844 - 2418 August 13, 2005 Hazelton Pioneer Days Old Hazelton - Hazelton BC Village of Hazelton (250) 842-5991 August 13 & 14, 2005 34th Annual Competition Pow Wow Saugeen First Nation "Respecting and Honouring All Native Languages" James Mason Memorial and Cultural Center 2km Northeast of Southampton, Ontario Clint Root: (519) 797-1973 (519) 270-4377 Jennifer Kewageshig (519) 797-1224 Email: clintonroot@sympatico.ca August 13 & 14, 2005 Shoshone-Bannock Festival Hand Game Tournament Fort Hall, Idaho, U.S.A. US $21,000.00 Total Prize Money Enrty Fee US $100.00 US Registration opens at 11a.m. closes at 2p.m. Tournament starts at 3p.m. Sunday August 14,2005 3 Person Hand Game tournament 3 people per team. Single Elimination Information: Tazzy Peyope at (208) 238-8821 or Fort Hall Casino at 1-800-497-4231 August 15 - 20, 2005 40th Annual Opaskwayak Indian Days Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba Phone: (204) 627-7100 Fax: (204) 623-5263 August 15 - 21, 2005 Ginoogaming First Nation Pow Wow August 15-19 - Traditional Week August 19-21 Annual Pow Wow Ginoogaming First Nation, Long Lac, Ontario Ph: (807) 876-2242 Fax: (807) 876-2495 August 16 - 18, 2005 Cowessess First Nation Traditional Pow Wow Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan Info : (306) 696 - 3324 (306) 696 - 3121 August 19 - 21, 2005 Kehewin Cree Nation 21st Annual Pow Wow and Hand Games Tournament Kehewin, Alberta Irvin : (780) 826 - 3333 (780) 826 - 3334 August 19 - 21, 2005 Yukon International Storytelling 18th Annual Festival Rotary Peace Park, Yukon Territory (867) 633-7550 www.yukonstory.com August 19 - 21, 2005 CNE Pow Wow (demonstration event only) Toronto, ON Phone: 418.842.0230 Fax: 418.842.5950 E-mail: cne@indianamarketing.com August 19 - 21, 2005 Ebb and Flow Traditional Pow Wow Ebb and Flow, Manitoba Info : (204) 448 - 2134 August 19 - 21, 2005 Long Lake Cree Contest Pow Wow Long Lake Rodeo Grounds Long Lake, Alberta Info : (780) 826 - 3333 August 19 - 21, 2005 22nd Annual Pic River Traditional Pow Wow Heron Bay, Ontario Info : (807) 229 - 3592 August 19 - 21, 2005 Cariboo Contest Pow Wow Williams Lake Indian Band Camp Site Williams Lake, B.C. John : (250) 305 - 2365 August 19 - 21, 2005 Chippewas of Nawash 21st Traditional Pow Wow "Honouring our Veterans" Cape Crocker Indian Park, Ontario Info : (519) 534-0981 www.nawash.ca August 20 & 21, 2005 Red Hawk American Indian Cultural Society Traditional Arts Pow Wow Willow Ranch South Hubbard Rd. just off Rt. 422 Coitsville Township, Ohio ADA Compliant & Accessible Vendors by invitation only Donna Wynn--1-330-534-0424 Info--Trail of Dreams at 1-330-847-8853 or Rose & Sam Tullio at 1-330-755-4971 Email: WhBuffaloEagle@Aol.Com August 20 & 21, 2005 Whitefish River First Nation 12th Annual Traditional Pow Wow Birch Island, Ontario info : (705) 285 - 4321 August 20 & 21, 2005 Gitxsan Cultural Days Ksan Campground Hazelton, B.C. Gitanmaax Band Office (250) 842-5297 1-800-663-4590 August 20 & 21, 2005 28th Annual Competition Pow Wow Chippewas of the Thames First Nation 25 kilometeres Chippewa Ball Park Kristen Hendrick: (519) 264-2377 August 20 & 21, 2005 Three Fires Home Coming Pow Wow Mississauga Road and New Credit Road New Credit Reserve, ON 1-866-393-3001 August 20 & 21, 2005 10th Annual Wahnapitae First Nation Traditional Pow Wow Wahnapitae First Nation North Sudbury, Ontario Info : (705) 858 - 0610 August 20 & 21, 2005 19th Annual Mississaugas Traditional Pow Wow New Credit Indian Reservation Hagersville, Ontario Info : (519) 445 - 4567 (905) 768 - 1133 August 26, 2005 Film/Video Submission deadline 4th Annual Winnipeg Aboriginal Film & Video Festival Ramada Entertainment & Conference Complex Winnipeg, Manitoba Contact: 204-774-1375 website: www.aboriginalfilmfest.mb.ca email: wafvf@mts.net August 26 - 28, 2005 Ocean Man First Nation Pow wow 21 Klms North of Stoughton, Saskatchewan Contact: Chief Connie Big Eagle: (306) 457-2990 or band office (306) 457-2679. No Admission Fee, camping available !!!!!! SPECIALS: Cultural Fusion! Team Dance! Cross Over by Powwows.com Princess Angel Parisier/Eaglevoice. More specials to be announced at Pow wow. August 26 - 28, 2005 Sandy Bay First Nation Traditional Pow Wow Sandy Bay, Manitoba Info : (204) 843 - 2603 (204) 843 - 3810 August 27 - 29, 2005 11th Annual Silver Lake Traditional Pow Wow Silver Lake Provincial Park Near Sharbot Lake, Ontario Info : (613) 548 - 1500 ========================================================================== Whispering Winds Updated July 24, 2005 http://www.whisperingwind.com/ A Magazine of American Indian Crafts*Material Culture*Powwow JULY 2005 * 29-31 2nd Annual Big Bay "In Celebration of the Seven Generations" Powwow. Big Bay (Marquette County), MI at Draver Park. Upper Peninsula of Michigan. * Info: Susan Stockwell @ (906) 226-0906 or kabooby3yahoo.com . 29-31 Tunderbird Pwowow. Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, NY. Info: (718) 347-FARM. * 30-31 1st annual Memphis TIA PIAH Warrior Society Powwow. U.S.A. Baseball Stadium, Millington, TN. Info: Rita (901)876-5344. * 30- Aug. 1 Wikwemikong 45th Annual Cultural Festival. (Contest Pow Wow). Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. Info: www.wikwemikongheritage.org or (705) 859-2385. AUGUST 2005 * 1-6 American Indian Exposition. Fairgrounds, Anadarko, OK. Info: (580) 365-4707. * 4-7 Oglala Nation Powwow. Pine Ridge, SD. Info: (605) 867-5821. * 5-6 20th Annual Bell Contest Powwow. Bell Community near Stilwell, OK Info: nancyteacherbe@hotmail.com Thomas Muskrat (918) 696-4480 * 12 25th Annual Paumanauke Powwow. Tanner Park, Copiague, RI. * 12-14 Southwest Intertribal Club 5th Annual Powwow for MDA. Comanche Tribal Complex, Lawton, OK. Info: Jarvis Poahway (580)246-8240 * 13-14 25th Annual Paumanauke Powwow. Tanner park, Copiague, Long Island, NY. * 12-14 National Museum of the American Indian National Powwow. MCI Center, Washington, D.C. Info: (877) 830-3224 * 18-20 Red Nation of the Cherokee 1st Annual WV Powwow. Huntington Police Farm - south on Rt.152; Wayne, WV. Info: (304)272-5722 or morningrain@frontiernet.net * 19-21 Mille Lacs 39th Annual Iskigamizigan Powwow. 12 miles north of Onamia, Minnesota on Highway 169, on the west side of Lake Mille Lacs, Onamia, MN. Info: (320) 532-7496; Vendors: (320) 532-8810. * 20-21 23rd Annual American Indian Council Traditional Powwow, Boone county 4-H fairgrounds, Lebanon Indiana. Info: (317) 773-7137 * 20-21 Bear Mountain Powwow. Anthony Wayne Recreation Area, Harriman State Park, Harriman, NY. Info: Cliff Matias (718)686-9297 * 20-21 49th Annual O-Sa-Wan Powwow. Boone County Fairgrounds,Belvidere, IL. Info: (847) 721-6891 or (630) 202-2046 or osawanpw@hotmail.com. Traders: (815) 735-5666 or danielpierson@comcast.net. For Details: www.mascoutin.com. * 25-28 Annual Ponca Powwow. Home of the World Champion Fancy Dance Contest! White Eagle, OK. * 26-27 Preston Tahchawwickah Memorial Powwow. Cleburne Civic Center, Cleburne, TX. Info: (817) 233-5730. * 26-28 31st Annual Powwow Native American Festival. Patterson Park. (no city or state provided) Info: (410) 675-3535 or baic@starpower.net or www.baltimorepowwow.com * 26-28 Ocean man First Nation Powwow. 21 Klms North of Stoughton, SK, Canada. Info: 306-457-2990 or band office 306-457-2679. * 27-28 12th Annual Potawatomi Trails Traditional/Social Powwow. Shiloh Park, Zion, IL Info: 847-746-5797 or 847-746-9086 * 27-28 Seaside Festival & Powwow. Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, MA. Info: (978) 283-0105 or sndmarkiewicz@netscape.com * 27-28 8th Annual Rapid River Traditional Anishnabeg Powwow. Sponsored by the Rapid River Anishnabeg Pow-Wow Association. Rapid River MI - Upper Peninsula. Info: (906) 428-4622 or (906) 280-8770. 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Read it with a fixed-pitch font, such as Courier, Monaco, FixedSys or CG Times. Proportional fonts will be difficult to read. <================<<<< >>>>================> IMPORTANT!! ----------- In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, all material appearing in this newsletter is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for educational purposes. <================<<<< >>>>================> --------- "RE: Linda Mays Lindsay" --------- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2005 11:18:14 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LINDA MAYS LINDSAY" http://www.detnews.com/2005/obituaries/0507/21/B02-248377.htm Linda Mays Lindsay, Southfield: Guidance counselor to American Indian kids The Detroit News July 15, 2005 Linda Mays Lindsay's American Indian heritage was an important part of her life. Along with her sister, she co-founded the former Medicine Bear Academy in Detroit. Ms. Lindsay, a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, also was the former director of the Detroit Indian Educational & Cultural Center in Detroit. Ms. Lindsay, who had suffered from sleep apnea and congestive heart failure, died Sunday, July 10, 2005, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti. She was 63. Ms. Lindsay of Southfield was a guidance counselor to American Indian children in Detroit Public Schools. After retiring from the school district, she founded her own company, Isiah's Trading Post, a resale store in northwest Detroit. She sold the business in 1985. "She was the wind beneath my wings," said her sister Judith Mays. "She was my hero." Survivors include five sisters, Judith Mays, Esther Helms, Sharon Mays Cole, Cathy Mays Grasty and Tracy Mays; and a brother, Ralph. Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. today at Swanson Funeral Home, 14751 W. McNichols in Detroit. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Greater Ebenezer Church, 18751 Fenkell in Detroit. Copyright c. 2005 The Detroit News. --------- "RE: Charles Chibitty" --------- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:32:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CHARLES CHIBITTY" http://www.washingtonpost.com//2005/07/21/AR2005072101116.html Last of WWII Comanche Code Talkers Dies The Associated Press July 21, 2005 OKLAHOMA CITY - Charles Chibitty, the last survivor of the Comanche code talkers who used their native language to transmit messages for the Allies in Europe during World War II, has died. He was 83. Chibitty, who had been residing at a Tulsa nursing home, died Wednesday, said Cathy Flynn, administrative assistant in the Comanche Nation tribal chairman's office. The group of Comanche Indians from the Lawton area were selected for special duty in the U.S. Army to provide the Allies with a language that the Germans could not decipher. Like the larger group of Navajo Indians who performed a similar service in the Pacific theater, the Comanches were dubbed "code talkers." "It's strange, but growing up as a child I was forbidden to speak my native language at school," Chibitty said in 2002. "Later my country asked me to. My language helped win the war and that makes me very proud. Very proud. " In a 1998 story for The Oklahoman, Chibitty recalled being at Normandy on D-Day, and said someone once asked him what he was afraid of most and if he feared dying. "No. That was something we had already accepted," he said. "But we landed in deeper water than anticipated. A lot of boys drowned. That's what I was afraid of." "I wonder what the hell Hitler thought when he heard those strange voices," he once told a gathering. Chibitty was born Nov. 20, 1921, near Medicine Park and attended high school at Haskell Indian School in Lawrence, Kan. He enlisted in 1941. In 1999, Chibitty received the Knowlton Award, which recognizes individuals for outstanding intelligence work, during a ceremony at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. "We could never do it again," Chibitty told Oklahoma Today. "It's all electronic and video in war now." Copyright c. 1996-2005 The Washington Post Company. ----- "RE: Crossings" ----- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:34:11 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" July 20, 2005 Harold Chavis Lumberton Harold "Butch" Chavis, 59, of 256 Beverly Circle, Pine Log Road, Lumberton, died July 17, 2005, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. The funeral is 4 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson's Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Thurman Scott and Jerry Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Island Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, Kylene Chavis and Christy Chavis, both of Maxton; his mother, Alice Lambert Chavis of Maxton; five brothers, Jimmy D. Chavis of St. Pauls, Lee S. Chavis Jr., Wayne Chavis, Michael Chavis and Johnny Locklear, all of Maxton; four sisters, Avalene Scott, Brenda Joyce Dial, Brenda Faye Coverdale and Alice Dale Locklear, all of Maxton; and four grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Thompson's Funeral Home. July 22, 2005 Mary Elizabeth Jones Brayboy Chapel Hill Dr. Mary Elizabeth Jones Brayboy, 65, of Chapel Hill, died July 17, 2005, at home, having lost her battle with breast cancer. The funeral is 6 p.m. Thursday at Prospect United Methodist Church, the Revs. Kenneth Locklear and Robert Mangum officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Brayboy, a national American Indian educator, grew up on her family's farm in the rural Robeson County community of Wakulla. The family said: "The young Lumbee Indian girl learned valuable lessons as she worked alongside her siblings in cotton fields and tobacco fields, worshipped in a clapboard church and studied in the classrooms of a segregated public schoolhouse. Her parents, the late William McKinley Jones and Zelma Sampson Jones, extolled the values of church and school." Brayboy received her bachelor's degree in Home Economics Education from Pembroke State College (now The University of North Carolina at Pembroke) in 1961. She taught in the public schools of North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania for eight years before becoming a program administrator for Baltimore City Schools. At age 41, married and with three school-age children, she earned her master's degree from Hood College in Frederick, Md. She earned her doctorate degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1990. As a supervisory group leader in the National Office of Indian Education in Washington, D.C., Brayboy advocated for American Indians and Alaska Native learners. During her time there, she served as advisor to the office director, designed and implemented the grant process for $110 million in formula and discretionary grants to local educational agencies that served U.S. elementary and secondary American Indian native learners. She spoke and presented workshops about the policies and procedures of the National Office of Indian Education across the country. The family said: "Brayboy's leadership stretched beyond the realm of education. Having lived a life of decency and integrity, she developed a civic responsibility and commitment to make life better for others. Her exemplary compassion for her fellow citizens went noticed on numerous occasions. On March 29, 1984, while living in Louisiana, she risked her own life to save two co-workers. For her heroic actions, she was awarded the Carnegie Hero Medal by The Carnegie Hero Commission of Pittsburgh. The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services gave Brayboy its Distinguished Service Award. This honor is among the highest bestowed upon a U.S. civilian." Brayboy was preceded in death by her mothers, Rosa Bell McMillian Jones in 1941 and Zelma Sampson Jones in 1983; her father, William McKinley Jones Sr. in 1966; 10 infant siblings, including Sanford Jones in 1921 and Herman Jones in 1951; and two sisters, Margaret Jones Clark in 1990 and Essie Mae Jones Oxendine in 1998. Surviving are three sons, Terrence Dean Brayboy of Chapel Hill, Bryan McKinley Brayboy and his wife, Doris Warriner, of Salt Lake City, and Cary Alan Brayboy of Los Angeles; two grandsons, Quanah McKinley Warriner Brayboy and Ely Tecumseh Warriner Brayboy, both of Salt Lake City; two sisters, Emma Bell Jones Locklear and Artie May Jones Jacobs and her husband, Bobby Jacobs, all of Red Springs; and two brothers, James Arthur Jones Sr. and his wife, Pearlie Mae, of Pembroke, and William McKinley Jones Jr. and his wife, Hazel, of Red Springs. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Thompson Funeral Home in Pembroke. Memorials may be made to the Mary Elizabeth Jones Brayboy Endowed Scholarship, UNC-Pembroke, P.O. Box 1510, Pembroke, N.C., 28372-1510. Matthew Lynn Hunt Fairmont Matthew Lynn Hunt, 23, of 1365 Marion Stage Road, died July 18, 2005, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Friday at McDonald Church of God in Fairmont, the Revs. Bowman Hunt, Ricky Burnett and James Earl Hunt officiating. Burial will follow at New Point Church Cemetery in Lumberton. Surviving are his father and stepmother, Lee Anthony Hunt and Donna Hunt, both of Proctorville; his mother, Junie Oxendine Gibson and stepfather, Terry Gibson, of the home; three brothers, Marcus Lee Hunt and Randell Hunt, both of Rockingham, and Terry Jeron Locklear of Fairmont; a sister, Jackie Lynn Hunt of Fairmont; three stepbrothers, Lee Hunt II of Fairmont and Ricky Burney and Joe Craig Burney, both of Proctorville; and three stepsisters, Tasha Gibson and Kasandra Gibson, both of Fairmont, and Dana Oxendine of Proctorville. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Floyd Funeral Services in Fairmont and other times at the home of his mother, Junie Gibson, at 1365 Marion Stage Road, Fairmont, or the home of his father, Lee Anthony Hunt, at 319 Spruce St., Proctorville. July 24, 2005 Chief James P. Jacobs Chief James Pernell Jacobs, 85, of 111 Lawndale St., Fayetteville, died Friday, July 22, 2005, in his home. Chief Jacobs was born June 19, 1920, in Sampson County, to the late James Washington Jacobs and Elizabeth Carter Jacobs. Chief Jacobs was married for 63 years to Viola Elizabeth Whitehead. Since July 1, 1954, he was the owner and operator of Jacobs Tile Service. He was a founding member of the Cumberland County Association for Indian People and became chief of Cumberland County in 1970. Chief Jacobs was a recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award in 1985. In Nov. 1992, the N.C. Indian Housing Authority dedicated and named their administrative offices in his honor. Chief Jacobs was a charter board member of the N.C. Indian Cultural Center and a past board member of the N. C. Commission of Indian Affairs. Chief Jacobs was a devoted member of Cape Fear Baptist Church and was ordained as deacon on Nov. 10, 1974. In 1986, he won the Indian of the Year award. Chief Jacobs is survived by his wife, Viola Whitehead Jacobs; his four sons, James Leonard Jacobs of Wilmington, Larry Pernell Jacobs, Anthony Roosevelt Jacobs and Kenneth Dwayne Jacobs; his daughter, Sharon Jacobs Lesley of Fayetteville; his sister, Mamie Jacobs of Fayetteville; 17 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; 46 nieces; 47 nephews; and a host of friends. The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday in Cape Fear Baptist church, with the Revs. Bobby Dean Locklear, Leonard Gibbs and Jerry Groves officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home from 6 to 9 tonight. Caroline Locklear PEMBROKE - Mrs. Caroline Locklear, 60, of 2660 Whistling Rufus Road, died Friday, July 22, 2005, in Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. Services: Funeral, 3 p.m. Monday in Island Grove Baptist Church. Burial in St. Anna Freewill Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at Thompson's Funeral Home in Pembroke. Survived by: Husband, James; son, James; daughters, Sheila and Myrta; mother, Catherine; brothers, Harvey Jackson and Jimmy Jackson; sister, Mary Strickland; and two grandsons. Copyright c. 2005 The Robesonian, Lumberton, NC. -=-=-=- July 20, 2005 Mary E. Brayboy CHAPEL HILL - Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Brayboy, 65, of 52 Dogwood Acres, formerly of Red Springs, died Sunday, July 17, 2005. Mrs. Brayboy was a former educator and worked with the national Office of Indian Education. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday in Prospect United Methodist Church in Pembroke. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at Thompson's Funeral Home in Pembroke. Survived by: Sons, Terrence, Bryan and Cary; brothers, James Jones and William Jones; sisters, Emma Locklear and Artie Jacobs; and two grandsons. Harold Chavis LUMBERTON - Harold "Butch" Chavis, 59, of Lumberton, died Sunday, July 17, 2005, in Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Services: Funeral, 4 p.m. today in Thompson's Funeral Home chapel in Pembroke. Burial in Island Grove Baptist Church cemetery in Pembroke. Visitation: At the funeral home. Survived by: Daughters, Kylene and Christy; mother, Alice; five brothers, Johnny Locklear, Lee, Jimmy, Wayne and Michael; four sisters, Avalene Scott, Brenda Dial, Brenda Coverdale and Alice Locklear; and four grandchildren. July 24, 2005 Katie E. Brady Cherokee - Katie E. Brady, 94, of Cherokee, passed away Friday, July 22, 2005, at Britthaven Nursing Facility in Franklin. Born and raised in Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Nannie Welch Taylor and was the foster daughter of Katherine Crowe. She was a devout member of Cherokee Baptist Church and was a boarding school matron in Holbrook, Ariz., for many years before retiring in 1972. She had attended Blanton Business College and was actively involved with Tsali manor in many different capacities. One of her brightest moments was when she was named an Honored Elder for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James L. Brady; brothers, George, Herbert, Theodore and Sim Taylor; as well as sister, Margaret Brady. She is survived by two brothers, Jess Taylor of Cherokee and Edward Taylor of San Ramon, Calif.; seven nieces including, Lahoma Kindle and Alyne Tooni; six nephews including, Mernie, Harry and Earl Taylor; three great-nieces including, Carmen Tooni, Kitty Taylor; five great-nephews including, Charles Taylor, James Tooni, Tyler Taylor and Tony Earl Taylor; great-great niece, Hannah; and great-great-nephew, Michael Youngdeer. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Cherokee Baptist Church with the Rev. Percy Cunningham and Ray Kinsland officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Crisp Funeral Home in Bryson City. Burial will be in Birdtown Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Truman Taylor, Charles Taylor, Mernie Taylor, James Tooni, Darrell Curtis and Tony Taylor. Copyright c. 2005 The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. -=-=-=- July 20, 2005 Kathryn Ann Owl Cherokee - Kathryn Ann Owl, 54, of Goose Creek in Cherokee, passed away Monday, July 18, 2005, at her residence surrounded by family and friends. Born and raised in Sommerville, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Daniel Trasak and Rose Phillips Trasak. She resided in Cherokee for the last 31 years. She worked the last 18 years as a paramedic for Cherokee Tribal EMS, which was her true calling in life, caring and taking care of others. She considered her fellow members of the EMS her second family an loved and cherished each fellow member. Besides her joy within the EMS, Kathryn loved her flower beds, her fish, Nascar, Orlin's cream of mushroom soup and just adored being a mother and grandmother to her grandchildren and children, especially her twins. They were her gift. Besides her father she was preceded in death by her brother, Paul. Survivors include her mother, Rose Trasak; her husband of 33 years, Michael; daughter, Katina and husband, Orlin Brokenshire, of Cherokee; sons, Michael Owl and his friend, Renee Collett, Daniel Owl and friend, Christina, and Donald Owl, all of Cherokee; four grandchildren, Alyssa, Sydney, Iain and Nickolas John; her other special children, Candy and Richie; sister, Rosemarie Giordano of Skillman, N.J.; brother, Butch Trasak of Sylva; many nieces and nephews and her second family, Tribal EMS of Cherokee. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cherokee with Father Shawn O'Neal officiating. Burial will be at Birdtown Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Cherokee Tribal EMS and Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Crisp Funeral Home in Bryson City. Kathryn's family would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the neighbors, friends and family who spent time, came by, brought food or called. Also to Hospice and especially Cherokee Tribal EMS members for their love and comfort. July 25, 2005 Fred Locust Cherokee - Fred Locust, 77, of the Birdtown community, died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. A native and lifelong resident of Swain County, a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to all who knew him, Mr. Locust was the soil and moisture conservationist for BlA, a member of Goose Creek Baptist Church and an avid outdoorsman. Son of the late Noah and Pearl Smith Locust, he was preceded in death by six sisters, Mattie, Martha, Josie, Tennie, Bessie and Jessie; seven brothers, Albert, Clarance, Andrew, Russell, Homer, Lewis and an infant brother. Surviving are his wife of 28 years, Lida Fay Locust; three daughters and sons-in-law, Arlena and Bob Lanning, Doris and Danny Sharp, Debbie and Lewis Lee, all of Cherokee; three sons, John Locust, Noah Locust and Andrew Locust and wife, Randi, all of Cherokee; the mother of two of his children, Lillian Franklin of Cherokee; sister, Edna Hornbuckle of Cherokee; a brother, Reverend Arthur Locust of Cherokee; 13 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Goose Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Randy Watkins and Furman Smith officiating. Burial will be in Locust Family Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 5 p.m. Monday to receive friends and await the service hour. Melton-Riddle Funeral Home, Sylva, is in charge of the arrangements. Darin Nicole Panther Cherokee - Darin Nicole Panther, infant daughter of Trina Rhinehart and James Panther, died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Harris Regional Hospital. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Patty Sue Wahnetah and Salvador Monreal and paternal grandfather, Samuel Panther. Along with her parents, she is survived by her paternal grandmother, Katie Wolfe Panther; two sisters, Chavis Brook Panther and Jordan Elise Maney; two brothers, Christian Shane Sneed and Kennan James Panther, all of Cherokee; six aunts, Jeanie Littlejohn, Marina Robbins, Evelyn Wachacha, Pat Standingdeer, Gloria Panther, Deborah Panther and several other aunts and great-aunts; six uncles, Danny Rhinehart of Michigan, Jason Littlejohn, Mark Robbins, Samuel Patrick, Richard Panther, Kenneth Panther, all of Cherokee, and several other uncles. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Yellowhill Baptist Church. The Revs. John West and James (Bo) Parris will officiate with burial in Panther Family Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 6 p.m. Monday to await the service hour. Crisp Funeral Home, Bryson City, is in charge of the arrangements. Copyright c. 2005 Asheville Citizen-Times. -=-=-=- July 14, 2005 Muriel Ann Sharlow, 64 Muriel Ann Sharlow "Nay-ta-waji-wi-no-quay," 64, of Cloquet passed away July 6, 2005, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, surrounded by her loved ones and spiritual support after a courageous and quiet battle with cancer. She was born Jan. 26, 1941, in Solon Springs, Wis., to Gus Sr. and Harriet (Livingston) Sharlow. Muriel committed her life to helping others at the Fond du Lac Reservation and the Twin Cities American Indian community. She was a strong advocate of the Indian Child Welfare Act and spent her life helping youth and families. Her strong belief was that healing could be achieved through Anishinaabe culture and tradition and she practiced this in her everyday life. She recently celebrated 25 years of sobriety and was formerly the director of the Fond du Lac Group Home. She enjoyed spending time with her family, dancing at pow wows, reading science fiction, and watching movies (her favorite was Superman). She was admired for her patience and compassion by all that knew her. Muriel was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Alfred, Allen, Gus and Robert; and sister Josephine. She is survived by her beloved sons, Marc and Marlin Peterson, both of Cloquet; beautiful granddaughter Bianca Indanis of Ham Lake; special nieces Yvonne and Mika Barrett of St. Paul; sister Marie Reed of Cloquet; brothers Ronald of El Paso, Texas, George (Orletta) of Elyria, Ohio, and John of Beloit, Wis.; and several nieces, nephews and adopted relatives. A traditional wake, officiated by Lee Staples, began Saturday, July 9, at 7 p.m. at the Headstart building at Fond du Lac, Cloquet, and continued through the evening until the traditional funeral services on Sunday July 10, at 10 a.m. Interment was in Old Holy Family Cemetery, Cloquet. Arrangements provided by Handevidt Funeral and Cremation Service, Cloquet, 218-879-4636. July 20, 2005 Lynette Rae "Lynne" Chandler-Larsen, 52 Lynette Rae "Lynne" Chandler-Larsen, 52, of Esko died Monday, July 18, 2005, in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. She was born March 23, 1953, in Chisholm, Minn. Lynne was a 1971 graduate of Chisholm High School and a 1974 graduate of Eveleth Area Vocational Technical School as a licensed practical nurse. Her nursing career included Chisholm Memorial Hospital, Cass Lake Hospital, Paynesville Community Hospital and North Kansas City Nursing Home. She moved to the Cloquet area in 1993 where she was a homemaker and lovingly doted on her 12 grandchildren. Lynne married Dave Larsen May 18, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nev. She was a member of Apostolic Lutheran Church in Esko and an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe-White Earth Reservation. Lynne was artistically talented and enjoyed doing crafts, flower gardening, floral arranging, and cake decorating. Lynne is survived by her husband, David of Esko; five children, Christopher Chandler and his fiance' Stacey Swaney of Independence, Mo., Jacob Kuntz of Corpus Christi, Texas, Christian (Alyssa) West of Proctor, Kelly (Jodi) Larsen of Duluth and Erik (Jenny) Larsen of Cloquet; her mother, Betty Burlingham of Cloquet; her father, Arnold Quaal of Chisholm; three siblings, Judith (Dave) Anderson of Kansas City, Kan., Ronald Quaal and Brenda Quaal, both of Cloquet; 12 grandchildren, Brandon, Joshua, Andrew, Max, Marcus, Jacob, Ethan, Emily, Kelsey, Kayla, Katelin and Isaiah; her mother-in-law, Ellen Larsen of Esko; and many nieces, nephews and family members. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, in Northland Funeral Home, 801 14th Street, Cloquet. Visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Thursday, July 21, in Apostolic Lutheran Church, Esko. To sign the guest book and leave an online tribute, see www. northlandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements provided by Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet. Copyright c. 1998-2005 The Pine Journal, Cloquet, MN - Multi-Media Interactive. -=-=-=- July 6, 2005 Jerry Staples Educator Jerry Staples, a leader in American Indian issues for more than three decades, died of cancer at his home in Zimmerman, Minn., on June 15. A member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, Staples was 57. "He was calm and quiet in his leadership style. He led more by example than by fiery speeches. For those very reasons, people listened to him," said Jackie Fraedrich, of Coon Rapids, a former director of the Indian Education Program for the Anoka-Hennepin School District, a position Staples later held. He worked for the district for more than 20 years. Fraedrich said Staples also had his own publishing firm and put out an Ojibwe language book. "He always was a writer," she said, "telling the stories of our people so they wouldn't be lost. Staples left the Anoka-Hennepin schools to head adult education for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in the late 1990s. Jeanne McDougall, of Naytahwaush, Minn., who worked for Staples, said he brought creativity to his job administering an education unit that taught classes ranging from bus driving to community college-level studies. He saw a need for physical fitness of his students, so he got businesses to provide incentives for a physical-fitness program in Mille Lacs. "All generations participated," McDougall said. Staples also strengthened the scholarship funding for adult education, she said. Staples, who once taught for Minneapolis schools, also served with many organizations to improve education for Indians. He received his bachelor's degree in law and justice and American Indian studies from Antioch Minneapolis Communiversity and took classes at several colleges across the state. Staples was a medic in the Army during the 1960s; he served in Germany. He left his position in Mille Lacs about two years ago to work as a consultant and write two books: "Night Hawk Stories," which tells animal stories that offer life lessons to young adults, and "The Moccasin Club," an adult mystery novel whose protagonist is an Indian mother. Staples was seeking a publisher when he died. His cancer was first diagnosed five years ago. Copyright c. 2005 Anishinaabeg Today, White Earth, MN. -=-=-=- July 25, 2005 Benedict Beaulieu Jr. Benedict "Babe" Beaulieu Jr., 64, of Red Lake, died on Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Jourdain/Perpich Extended Care Facility in Red Lake. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Red Lake with Rev. Pat Sullivan officiating. A wake will begin at 2 p.m. today at the Red Lake Center and will continue until the time of service on Thursday. Burial will follow cremation at a later date. The Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji assisted the family with arrangements. Copyright c. 2005 The Pioneer/Bemidji, MN. -=-=-=- July 22, 2005 Raymond L. Wolf MACY, Neb. - Raymond Luther Wolf, 82, of Macy died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Omaha. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Alfred Gilpin Building in Macy, with Mr. Clifford Wolfe Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Omaha Tribal Cemetery. Visitation will begin today and continue until service time Sunday at Raymond's home, Unit 153, in Macy. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh Funeral Home in Pender, Neb. Raymond was born Sept. 21, 1922, in Macy, the son of Frank Wolf and Jennie Standing Bear Wolf. He fought in World War II and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army. He was the last grandson of the great Ponca Chief, Standing Bear, and grandmother Lali Standing Bear. He is survived by two sons, Bernard Kevin Grant of Sioux City and Richard Riley of Tulsa, Okla.; two sisters, Bertha Wolf Lasley and Irene Wolf; and four brothers, Wilson Wolf Sr., Johnson Wolf, Adam Wolf and Clarence McCauley Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Jennie Standing Bear Wolf; a son, Daryl Walker; and a daughter, Jennie Riley. Copyright c. 2005 Sioux City Journal. -=-=-=- July 23, 2005 JayCee Elden Landeis FORT YATES - JayCee Elden Landeis, Fort Yates, was born and died, July 19, 2005, in a Minneapolis hospital. Graveside services will be held at 9 a.m. today, July 23, in St. Philomenia Church Cemetery, Selfridge, with the Rev. William Cosgrove officiating. JayCee was born to Melinda Landeis and Merrill Elk. He is survived by his parents; one sister, Santee Elk; and one brother, DeAndre Elk, all of Fort Yates; aunts, Sheena Landeis, Kentucky, Sherri Elk, Corinne and Kenny Alkire, all of Fort Yates, and Brenda and Edmond Fast Horse, Cannon Ball; uncles, Dustin and Joy Landeis, Bismarck, Ernie Elk, Fort Yates, Robert and Arlene Cordova, Cannon Ball, and Mitchel Elk, Fort Yates; grandparents, Frank and Debbie Landeis and Herman and Betty Elk; great-grandparents, Mildred Iszler, Tillie Landeis, Annie Thunder Hawk, Melissa White Bull and family, and Jessie Hinsley and family. JayCee was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Elden Iszler, Pete Landeis, John and Melda Elk, Wallace Thunder Hawk, Aunt Baby Ann, and special cousin, Tristin Tuntland. Perry Funeral Home, Mandan. Copyright c. 2005 Bismarck Tribune. -=-=-=- July 23, 2005 Melissa Annis Melissa Annis, age 92 of Eagle Butte passed away July 17 , 2005 at the Mobridge Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the UCC. An all night wake service will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday in her yard at Elm St. W. Pioneer Ave.,west of Dean's Corner Market. Lundell (Del) Jahveel Iron Hawk Funeral for Lundell (Del) Iron Hawk, age 17 of Red Scaffold, SD, was held at 2:00 p.m., MT on Friday, July 15, 2005 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Scaffold, SD. Fr. Tom Westhoven, Fr. Brian Lane, Deacons Ted Knife, Sr., Harold Condon, Byron Buffalo and Richard Charging Eagle officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Oster Funeral Home of Mobridge, SD. There was an all night wake service beginning at 8:00 p.m., MT on Thursday, July 14, 2005 at the church and family and friends gathered on top of the hill on the west side of Red Scaffold at 6:00 p.m., MT on Thursday to follow in procession. Lundell passed away on July 8, 2005 at the Children's Care Hospital and School in Sioux Falls, SD. Lundell Jahveel Iron Hawk was born on November 12, 1987 to Clark and Germaine (Oakie) Iron Hawk in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. He is survived by his parents Clark and Germaine Iron Hawk of Red Scaffold, SD; six brothers, Thomas (Raina) Collins, Clark Jr., Keiko, Claude, Wicahpi and Saige all of Red Scaffold, SD; one sister, Carmen of Red Scaffold, SD; grandparents, Rev. Leslie and Henrietta Bobtail Bear of Little Eagle, SD; great grandmothers Goldie Iron Hawk, Mary Jane Red Horse, Germaine Sitting Crow, Sylvia Blue Arm; great grandfathers Rumanus Bear Stops and Steve Charging Eagle, and aunts and uncles: Bernadine Oakie, Nadine Oakie, Bonita Iron Hawk, Lynda White Wolf, Inez Garcia, Candace Hollow Horn, Valincina Bobtail Bear, Richard Oakie, Joe Oakie, Sr., Manny (Renea) Iron Hawk, Richard (Tillie) Charging Eagle, Titus, LeRoy, Donald, Dewey, Stuart, Chat and Eric Bobtail Bear and Waylon Young Bird. Casketbearers were David Hump, Veznel Sitting Crow, Delano Oakie, Richard Charging Eagle, Elijah Sitting Crow, Jr., Morris Little Sheild, Grabe Black Moon and Kenny Little Thunder. Honorary casketbearers were Austin Bissonett, Corey Holy, Rodney Iron Hawk, Jr., Precious Iron Hawk, Skyler Oakie, Bobby Kelly, Jermy Little Thunder, Kyle Chasing Hawk, Alrick Circle Bear, Dusti Day, Altea Little Sky, Traci Iron Hawk, Susanna Chasing Hawk, Marcus Little Shield, Gideon Hayes, Ira Hayes, Terris and Kay Thompson, Laki Toki, Leonard Red Horse, Jr., Ted Knife, Sr. and family, Ted Knife, Jr. and family, Harold Condon and family, Phylis Collins and family, Jason White Wolf and family, B J White Wolf and family, Mashawn White Wolf and family, Michelle Render and Jasamine, Lizabeth Nezzie and family, Shane Oakie and family, Remona Oaki and family, Irini Iron Hawk and family, Ricco Oakie and Ricco Jr., Iliese Bobtail Bear and family, Marqus, Carl, and Billy Iron Hawk, Barry, Kirk, and L.B.J. Oakie, Aleta Oakie and family, Jackie Oakie and family, Ronnie Jo Oakie and family, Ceceil, Zonnie, and Joe Jr. Oakie, Deleon, Deidra, Rex, and Talyan Iron Hawk, Bobtail Bear Tiospaye, Chasing Hawk Tiospaye, Oakie Tiospaye, Iron Hawk Tiospaye, Sitting Crow Tiospaye, Charging Eagle Tiospaye, Danny, Railey, and Echo Red Horse, Lavonne Toki, Metcalf's Tiospaye, Little Shields Tiospaye, Laverna Long and family, Danialle Rose, Black Moon Tiospaye, Bear Stops Tiospaye, Cripple Children's Hospital School and staff, and Dupree School District. Special music on hand drums was by Austin Bissonett and Clark Iron Hawk, Jr. Drum group was Native Tunz. Gravesite songs were sung by Steve Charging Eagle and Rumanus Bear Stops. James Robert "Bubba" Giroux Funeral services for James Robert "Bubba" Giroux 25, of McLaughlin were held Friday, July 8, 2005 10:00 a.m. (CDT) St. Bernard's Catholic Church in McLaughlin with Fr. Kerry Prendiville and Fr. Tony Grossenburg officiating. An all night wake was Thursday at the church with a 7:00 p.m. Rosary. Burial was in the McLaughlin city cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. James passed away July 2, at Fort Yates, North Dakota. James Robert (Bubba) Giroux was born on September 13, 1979 to Marjorie Archambault and James Giroux at the Mobridge Regional Hospital. In the early years of his life, James lived in Eagle Butte with his parents and attended school in Eagle Butte as well as McLaughlin and Fort Yates. As he grew older, James would often take unexpected trips to places such as Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. James enjoyed traveling, and along these travels James made many friends. Along with his family, his friends were one of the important things in his life. His favorite pastimes were hanging with "The Boys", joking around, and spending time with his family. James had a big heart and an even bigger smile, which only grew larger when he was around his three children, Jesse James, Jaylynn Rose and Jebron James Giroux. James' children, were the light of his life. James is survived by his three children, his parents James Giroux, of Eagle Butte, SD and Marjorie Archambault, of McLaughlin, SD, one brother, Roland (Melda) Archambault, of Little Eagle, SD, one sister, Jamie (Paul) Giroux of McLaughlin, SD, two special nieces, Jenny Lynn Archambault and Cami Jo Guggolz, of McLaughlin, nephews, Christopher Guggolz of McLaughlin and Kansas Guggolz, of Eagle Butte, SD, his very special friend and mother of his children, Francine Iron Cloud of McLaughlin, and many other cousins, aunts, uncles and other family members. James was a very special person that loved his family and friends. He was a very kind, loving and considerate man. James would do a favor for anyone, no matter what the asking without a second thought. He will be greatly missed by all that knew him. James Robert Giroux was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Claude and Agnes Rose Giroux and his maternal grandparents, Oscar and Sophie Archambault, his special cousin, George Evans Weasel Jr., and his uncle, Everette "Ski" Archambault. Casketbears: Travis Giroux, Randy Archambault, Kenneth Spotted Horse, John Flying Bye, Wilbur Flying Bye Jr., Allen Cetan Iyan Ka, Mike Iron, Roman Weasel, Dustin Giroux, Billy Mountain, Katlin Tiger, Keaton Archambault and Sam LeBeau. Honorary casketbearers: William Helper, Jr. (Captain), Dustin Iron Shield (Crust), Charles White (CJ), Kevin Has Horns Jr. (Blast) Mason White, Dehl Eagle, Derrick Wiest, Linus Long Feather, Brady Claymore, Phyllis Has Horns, George Little Eagle, Michelle Helper, Chaske Little Bear, Jamie Little Eagle, Russell Archambault, Gilbert Kills Pretty Enemy Jr. (Shorty), Nicole Little Bear, Robert Reynolds, Chris Alverez, and Justyn Baker (Chunk) and many more friends and relatives too numerous to mention. Special music was by Betty Archambault and Wyman Archambault. Honor song was by George Archambault. A special reading was by Jenny Archambault and Chris Guggolz. Alvina Dearborn Funeral for Alvina Dearborn, age 70 of Isabel, South Dakota was held at 10:00 a.m. MT on Monday, July 18, 2005 at the Church of God in Isabel, SD. Rev. Delbert Bock officiated. Burial was in the Hills View Cemetery in Isabel, under the direction of Oster Funeral Home of Mobridge, SD. There was a prayer service held at the church on Sunday starting at 7:00 p.m., MT and a public visitation for one hour prior to the prayer service and the funeral service on Sunday. Alvina passed away on July 14, 2005 at the Mobridge Regional Hospital. Alvina Dearborn was born on June 22, 1935, three miles north of Eagle Butte, at the Peter Axland farm home to Porter and Violet (Russel) Axland. They moved to Isabel in April in 1937. She attended first and second grade in Eagle Butte, the Center School south of Isabel until the 5th grade, 5th at Cheyenne Agency Boarding School and then attended Isabel School. On December 19, 1954 she exchanged marriage vows with Clarence Dearborn at the Church of God in Isabel with Rev. Albert Bock. They made their home in Faith, SD in 1957 to 1958. In 1958 they moved to Pheasant, North Dakota from 1958 to 1961, then they moved back to Isabel until 1965. Then they moved back to McLaughlin from 1966 to 1967. They then moved back to Isabel and worked for the Millers. After working for the Millers, they moved to Thunder Butte Creek and lived there for four years. Then they moved to Belle Fourche, SD and lived there for 18 years before returning back to Isabel. She loved the farm life and was very musically inclined. Alvina learned to play most instruments by sound and she could play and sing music by memory. She loved to play and sing with her aunts and uncles. She was very proud of the accomplishments made by her daughters, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. She is survived by her husband Clarence of Isabel; four daughters: DeeAnn (Stuart) Surma of Java, SD, Debbie (Denver) Dragesett of Isabel, Dorrine Heidrich of Mobridge, and Dellaray Dearborn of Aberdeen, SD; two sisters Pansey (Wayne) Boysen of Isabel, SD and Valerie Axland Millhouse of Sacramento, CA; eleven granddaughters, two grandsons, and nine great grandchildren; two sister-in-laws Phyllis Miller and Jessie Dreis; four brother-in-laws Eugene Miller, Bob Dreis, Jack Reich, and Wayne Boysen; numerous very special aunts and uncles and several foster children. She was preceded in death by her parents, her grandparents and one sister-in-law, Faith Reich. Casketbearers were Richard Gloe, Jerome Miller, Brian Weber, Grady Kraft, JR Heidrich, Jimmy Miller, and Carson Grage. Honorary casketbearers were all friends and family Pianist was Jane Stradinger. Congregational hymns were "In The Garden" and "I've Got A Mansion", duet by Jane and Jeff Stradinger, "On The Wings Of A Snow White Dove." Regina Lone Eagle Ta Pejuta Wakan Win "Sacred Medicine Woman" Funeral for Regina Lone Eagle, age 74 of Dupree, SD was held at 10:00 a. m., MT on Saturday, July 16, 2005 at the H V Johnston Cultural Center in Eagle Butte, SD. Rev. Norman Blue Coat, Fr. Brian Lane, and Deacon Ted Knife, Sr. officiated. Burial was at the Congregational Cemetery in Bridger, SD under the direction of Oster Funeral Home of Mobridge, SD. There was an all night wake service at 7:00 p.m., MT Friday at the Cultural Center. Family and friends gathered at the 4 mile junction at 5:00 p.m., MT on Friday to follow in procession. Regina passed away on July 11, 2005, at the IHS Hospital in Eagle Butte. Regina Mae Afraid of Lightning Lone Eagle was born to Moses Afraid of Lightning Circle Bear and Amelia Bissonette on February 2, 1931 in Bridger Community. She grew up in Bridger and attended Bridger Day School until the 8th grade. In 1942 she left to go to school at Old Agency. In 1948 Regina married Merle "Tuffy" Lone Eagle. From this union were born Charles, Lester, Harley, Wilma, MaryAnn, Darrell, Melvin, Merle, Jr., Margaret, Bud, and MerleDean. Regina raised all her children in Bridger. While raising her family she traveled throughout the Philip, Sturgis, and Marcus (Irvin Richardson Ranch) areas to work at local ranches with her husband. She later worked with the Elderly Nutrition Program with Faith and Mary Buffalo. Regina helped other mothers in the community deliver their children as the local midwife. When needed she left to help without hesitation. Her heart and compassion were always with the children. During her years as a midwife, Regina conducted more than 20 homebirths in the Bridger Community. Regina's passion for the traditional arts earned a distinguished reputation. Her star quilts have been used for honorings, ceremonies, and memorials; she made wapesa (head roches) for several local dancers and loved to bake and fry bread while visiting with her favorite cousin, Angeline Taylor. In keeping the Lakota tradition with which she was raised, Regina's strong commitment to and leadership of her family included taking an active role in raising her grandchildren. Regina raised Maryette, Elton, Samantha, Lester, Jr., Lisa, and Louise. Regina was also a sundancer. She began sundancing at a young age in Green Grass. While raising her children Regina carried her pipe to sundances throughout Lakota country including Pine Ridge and Rosebud in support of other sundancers. Regina resumed sundancing after her children were grown; dancing for the people through the age of 72. Regina is known for her friendly smile and kind nature. She was always happy to make new friends and meet relatives. Regina always had a good word to say about everyone she met. Throughout her life Regina set an outstanding example for all young women by living the virtues essential to the traditional Lakota woman. She was industrious, patient, truthful, devoted, generous, wise and compassionate. In the spirit world Regina joins her parents, Moses and Amelia; her brothers, Johnny Afraid of Lightning and Raymond Circle Bear; her sisters, Vera Afraid of Lightning Dupris, Mary Afraid of Lightning Herrald, Magdaline Afraid of Lightning, and Edith Afraid of Lightning; her husband "Tuffy"; her children Wilma, Darrell, and Merle, Jr.; and grandchildren, Calvin and Clifford Lone Eagle. Regina is survived by her children, Charles Lone Eagle of Dupree, Lester Lone Eagle of Eagle Butte, Harley Lone Eagle of Rapid City, MaryAnn Mair (Dean) of Eagle Butte, Melvin Lone Eagle of Sioux Falls, Margaret Lone Eagle of Dupree, Bud Lone Eagle of Dupree and MerleDean Old Horn (Barney) of Crow Agency, Montana; brothers James and Roy Circle Bear; sisters Virgima Afraid of Lightning Hale and Shirley Dupris; 31 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives. Casketbearers were Steve Vance, Burton In The Woods, Bryce In The Woods, Alfred Greeves, David Dupris, Terrance Circle Bear, Ernest Red Elk and Doug Widow, Jr. Special music was provided by Byron and Toni Buffalo. Honor song by Ernest Red Elk and Eldora Piotra. Drum group was Hohwoju Hotuin. Sundancer ceremony was by Steve Vance, Burton In The Woods, Patty Little Wounded and Aldora Piotra. Copyright c. 2005 Missouri Dakota Publishing, Inc. & The Eagle Butte News. -=-=-=- July 19, 2005 Melissa Annis Eagle Butte - Funeral services for Melissa Annis, 92, of Eagle Butte are pending with Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge. Mrs. Annis died Sunday at the Mobridge Regional Hospital in Mobridge. Fern Young Bear Ignacio, Colo. - Mass of Christian Burial for Fern Young Bear, 68, of Ignacio, Colo., will be Wednesday, July 20 at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Fort Yates, N.D. Fr. Bill Cosgrove will officiate. Burial will be at St. Elizabeth's Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will start at 5 p.m. CDT with the rosary service beginning at 7 p.m. Fern died at her home in Colorado on Thursday, July 14, 2005. July 25, 2005 Aldena High Bear Eagle Butte - Funeral for Aldena High Bear age 77 of Eagle Butte at All Saints Catholic Church in Eagle Butte, S.D. at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in the Episcopal Cemetery in LaPlant, S.D. at 1 p.m. under direction of Oster Funeral Home. Rosary Service held at church, at 7 p.m. on Monday. Aldena died July 20, 2005, at her residence in Eagle Butte. Copyright c. 2005 Aberdeen American News. -=-=-=- Welcome to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe/Dakota Nation Sota Iya Ye Yapi On-Line, News from the Lake Traverse Reservation Volume 36, Issue 30 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 Milton Quinn passes away; Services Sunday Funeral services for Milton Dennis Quinn, 60, of Sisseton, SD, were scheduled to be held on Sunday afternoon, July 24, 2005, at the Tribal community center in Agency Village, with the Rev. Dwight Fearing officiating. Pianist was Marne Snaza and music by the Worship Team at COC and Dakota Hymns. Active pallbearers were Russell Quinn, LeRoy Quinn, Jr., Alvah Quinn, Robert Kohl, Richard Quinn, Rod Westby, and Lee West. Honorary Pallbearers were Dan Swenson, Chris MatoNupa, Laurs Williams, Joe White, Darrell Renville, Larry Lowe, Gordon Bird, DoDo Glenn Columbus, Milton's students from Fargo in his Sioux Language Class - Mary, Charlie, Kristy, and Doreen - and all of Milton's family and friends. Interment is in the One Road Bethel Cemetery, rural Sisseton. Military rites were provided by Sisseton-Wahpeton American Legion Post #314. There was an all night wake on Saturday, at the community center. Cahill Funeral Chapel of Sisseton, was in charge of the arrangements. Milton was born on October 20, 1944, to Henry (Ole) and Mable (Campbell) Quinn in Sisseton. Milton grew up and attended grade school at Long Hollow Day School and high school in Sisseton. After his education, he was united in marriage to Carole Lotz on April 25, 1965, in Sisseton. The couple moved to Springfield, SD, where Milton attended college. After a year of college, Milton entered the U.S. Army and served from July 15, 1970, to October 19, 1973, when he was honorably discharged. Milton received the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for his service. The couple moved back to Sisseton, where Milton became self-employed, starting Milton Quinn Construction. Milton enjoyed donating his time ministering through singing and helping people through their time of need by arranging fund raising benefits. He loved to play guitar, visit, tell stories, hunt, and spend time with his grandchildren. He also enjoyed researching American Indian History. Along with his big heart, Milton had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed laughing and making people laugh. Milton was a member of the Christian Outreach Center and Treaty Council Chairman. Milton passed away on July 21, 2005, at his home in Sisseton. Survivors include his wife, Carole Quinn of Sisseton; three daughters, LeAnne and Tom Abraham of Sisseton, SD, Sherri and Jason Skjonsberg of New Effington, SD, and Melisa Quinn of Sisseton; three brothers, LeRoy Quinn, Sr. of Sisseton, Louie Quinn of Sisseton, and Moses and Sandi Quinn of Sisseton; seven grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and many adopted brothers and sisters and extended family. Milton was preceded in death by his parents, Henry (Ole) and Mable, three sisters, Germaine, Darlene, and Jennifer, and three brothers, Henry, Wilber, and Harry. Copyright c. 1999-2003 by C. D. Floro/Earth and Sky Enterprises. -=-=-=- July 19, 2005 Goldie L. (Little) Crow ALLEN - Goldie L. Little Crow, 66, Allen, died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Meadowbrook Nursing Home. Survivors include four sons, Floyd Running Hawk Jr. and Aaron Running Hawk, both of Allen, Marvin High Bull, Rapid City, and Ralph Walking Bull, Rosebud; two daughters, Collette High Bull, Rushville, Neb., and Carrie Little Crow, Allen; two brothers, Ben Conquering Bear, Porcupine, and Melvin "Sonny" Young Bear, Eagle Butte; four sisters, Virginia White Woman and Thelma Little Crow, both of Allen, and Grace Little Crow and Ernestine "Joyce" Bell, both of Pine Ridge; 17 grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren. A one-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. today at Inestimable Gift Episcopal Church in Allen. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, at the church, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl officiating and traditional Lakota services by Sam Moves Camp. Burial will be at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Yellow Bear Camp, Allen. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Everett G. Two Hearts KYLE - Everett G. Two Hearts, one month, Kyle, died Saturday, July 16, 2005, in Kyle. Survivors include his mother, Laurette Two Hearts, Kyle; one brother, Calob Two Hearts, Kyle; his maternal grandparents, Melanie Janis-Grey Eagle and Robert Grey Eagle, Kyle; and his maternal great-grandfather, Everett Janis, Kyle. A one-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Hall in Kyle. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21, at the church hall, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl and the Rev. Lyle Noisy Hawk officiating. Burial will be at St. Barnabas Episcopal Cemetery in Kyle. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Pauline Whirlwind Horse ALLEN - Pauline Whirlwind Horse, 48, Allen, died Friday, July 15, 2005, at Regional West Hospital in Scottsbluff, Neb. Survivors include three sons, Ryan Whirlwind Horse, Layne Red Bear and Aaron Red Bear, all of Allen; two daughters, Lillian Whirlwind Horse and Jillian Red Bear, both of Alliance, Neb.; three brothers, Raymond Whirlwind Horse Jr. and Mike Whirlwind Horse, both of Alliance, and John Whirlwind Horse, Allen; three sisters, Verna Sanchez and Maria Whirlwind Horse, both of Alliance, and Cheryl Hudelson, Hannibal, Mo.; one adopted sister, Dolly Bear Shield, Mission; and six grandchildren. A two-night wake will begin at 2 p.m. today at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church Hall in Allen. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21, at the church hall. Burial will be at St. John of the Cross Catholic Cemetery in Allen. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. July 20, 2005 Melissa Annis EAGLE BUTTE - Melissa Annis, 92, Eagle Butte, died Sunday, July 17, 2005, at Mobridge Regional Hospital. An all-night wake will begin Thursday evening, July 21, at the Melissa Annis home in Eagle Butte. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 22, at United Church of Christ in Eagle Butte. Burial will be at Eagle Butte Cemetery. Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge is in charge of arrangements. Teresa Hanley MANDAN, N.D. - Teresa Hanley, 87, Mandan and formerly of Wakpala, S.D., died Monday, July 18, 2005, at MedCenter One in Bismarck. An all-night wake service will begin at 7 p.m. CDT Thursday, July 21, at Wakpala Community Center. Family and friends will gather at 4 p.m. at Oster Funeral Home in Mobridge, S.D., to follow in procession. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 22, at the community center, with the Rev. Joel Cornelius officiating. Burial will be at St. Bede's Catholic Church Cemetery in Wakpala. Darrell W. Yellow Hair PINE RIDGE - Darrell W. Yellow Hair, 59, Pine Ridge, died Monday, July 18, 2005, at Hot Springs Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Dorene Yellow Hair, Pine Ridge; six brothers, Walter Yellow Hair, Pine Ridge, and Leo Yellow Hair, Donald Yellow Hair, Gary Yellow Hair, Jerry Yellow Hair and Marvin Yellow Hair, all of Wakpamni; and four sisters, Audrey Yellow Hair, Wakpamni, Amy Ringing Shield, Pine Ridge, Loretta Yellow Hair, Rapid City, and Jeanette Domingo, Scottsbluff, Neb. A one-night wake will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at the Batesland School gym. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday, July 22, at the school, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl and Ben Conquering Bear. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. July 21, 2005 Eugene Black Bear Jr. PINE RIDGE - Eugene Black Bear Jr., 65, Pine Ridge, died Saturday, July 16, 2005, in Whiteclay, Neb. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Black Bear, Pine Ridge; two daughters, Susan Hernandez, Salt Lake City, and Naomi Glick, New York; one brother, Curtis Black Bear, Rapid City; three sisters, Alberta Black Bear and Bernice Black Bear, both of Wounded Knee, and Darlene Black Bear, Rapid City; and six grandchildren. A one-night wake will begin at 2 p.m. today at Church of God in Wounded Knee. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 22, at the church, with the Rev. Pedro Sharpfish and the Rev. Abraham Tobacco officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Wounded Knee. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Arthur Allan Long RAPID CITY - Arthur Allan Long, 43, Rapid City, died Monday, July 18, 2005, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include his mother, Evelyn Galvan, Flandreau; his stepmother, Henrieda King, Rapid City; and five sisters and seven brothers, Adell C. Davis, Victoria Peres, Cecil Long and Michael Long, all of Flandreau, Leonard Long, Lori King, Pat King, Louis Long, Robert Long and DeShane Cortinas, all of Rapid City, Patricia Cook, Phoenix, and Steven Long, Newport News, Va. A wake service will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Mother Butler Center in Rapid City, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23, at Mother Butler Center, with the Rev. Bill Zandri officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Rapid City. Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City is in charge of arrangements. July 24, 2005 Donald A. Garnette KYLE - Donald A. Garnette, 59, Kyle, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Garnette, Tulsa, Okla.; one son, Glenn Red Bird, Tulsa; two brothers, Harlen and Carl Garnette, both of Gordon, Neb.; six sisters, Elvira Mosqueda, Fort Morgan, Colo., Ramona Ashmore, Salt Lake City, Charlotte Conroy, Wanblee, Alice Camargo, Scottsbluff, Neb. , Jackie Hernandez, Texhoma, Okla., and Phyllis Little Moon, Wounded Knee; and three grandchildren. One-night wake services begin at 2 p.m. Monday, July 25, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Hall in Kyle. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the church. Burial will be at St. Stephan's Catholic Cemetery in Kyle. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. July 25, 2005 Aldena Ursula Lorane High Bear EAGLE BUTTE - Aldena Ursula Lorane High Bear, Pahin Sa Win "Red Haired Woman," 77, Eagle Butte, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at her home. Friends and family may gather at four mile junction at 5 p.m., with a 7 p.m. rosary service, today at All Saints Catholic Church in Eagle Butte. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the church, with the Rev. Brian Lane officiating and traditional services by Richard "Bucky" Means. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Episcopal Cemetery in LaPlant. Oster Funeral Home in Mobridge is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2005 The Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- July 20, 2005 Dorothy W. Lonelodge Dorothy W. Lonelodge, 89, died Friday, July 15, in Tulsa. She was born April 13, 1916, in Horton, Kan., to Bill Whitewater and Ethel Whitewater. On June 6, 1936, she married Eddie E. Lonelodge in Shawnee. He preceded her in death in 1998. She worked as a nurse at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Oklahoma City, Indian Hill Club, Star Hawk Society Cheyenne-Arapaho. Dorothy enjoyed sewing shirts and shawls. Also preceding her in death are her parents and one son, Wayne Lonelodge. Survivors include her son, Charles Edward Lonelodge Sr. of Shawnee; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ethel Deanie and Billy Rodrick of Asher, Loretta and Kirk Dale of Tulsa; 15 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; 1 brother, George Whitewater of Kansas City, Kan. Wake service will be 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. today at Resthaven Funeral Chapel. Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Resthaven Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. July 24, 2005 Ray Ponkilla Lifelong Seminole resident Ray Ponkilla, 74, died Friday, July 22, at home. He was born March 10, 1931, in Seminole to Tony Wilson Ponkilla Sr. and Mamie (Clark) Ponkilla. On May 4, 1953, he married Marie Johnson in Oklahoma City. He worked at Shawnee Milling Company and retired in 1995. He was a member of Snake Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Marie Johnson Ponkilla of the home; three sons, Stewart Ponkilla of Seminole, Robert Ponkilla of Edmond and Stephen Ponkilla of Shawnee; two daughters, Ramona Ponkilla of Oklahoma City and Janell Ponkilla of Green Bay, Wis.; brother, Martin Rock of Shawnee, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Clifford Ponkilla; three brothers, Tony Ponkilla Jr., James Ponkilla and Chester Ponkilla, and two sisters, Venus Blar and Frances Ponkilla Williams. Wake services will be 6:30 Monday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel and 7 p.m. Tuesday at Snake Creek Baptist Church. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Snake Creek Baptist Church with George Mooney and Kenneth Fixico officiating. Burial will be at Little Cemetery. Copyright c. 1997-2005 The Shawnee News-Star. -=-=-=- July 19, 2005 James N. Milam Wake services for Wewoka resident James N. Milam are scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Stout-Phillips Funeral Chapel and funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Interment is to follow at Johnson Family Cemetery with Rev. Emerson Falls to officiate, and assisted by Andrew Johnson. Milam died Monday, July 18, 2005 in Oklahoma City at the age of 76. He was born Jan. 29, 1929 in Ada to John and Elizabeth (Johnson) Milam. Milam attended school at Chilocco School and after graduating he entered the United States Marines and served in the Korean War as a photographer. He retired from the service as a staff sergeant in 1968. Milam worked for the State of Oklahoma as a photographer and he served two years as assistant chief and four years as Principal Chief from 1979 to 1985. He was a member of the Nurcup-Harjo Band and a member of the Country Estates Baptist Church of Midwest City. Milam married Jane Wilson Jan. 29, 1971 in Wewoka and to this union four children were born. One brother, Bobby Edward Johnson, and his parents preceded him in death. Survivors include wife Jane of the home; daughters Rhonda Milam of Oklahoma City and Jane Elizabeth Milam of Seneca, Mo.; sons Russell Keith Lumpouth of El Reno and Robert Brian Milam of Oklahoma City; sisters, Jeanne Moore of Russellville, Ark. and Jo Usher of Brunswick, Ga. In addition, he has two stepbrothers, Edward and Edwin Pate of Norman and five grandchildren and one greatgrandchild surviving him. Pallbearers will be Kevin Moore, Keith Moore, Rufus Buddy Cox, Darryl Chotkey, James Davis and Katcv Jones. Honorary bearers will be Marion Tinker Jones, Brian Jones, Mike Spann, Royce Lee Spann, Marvin Alexander and Ted Felix. The Seminole Producer/Copyright c. 1999-2005 Arizona Newspapers Assn. -=-=-=- July 20, 2005 Johnny R. Chavez CHAVEZ - Mr. Johnny R. Chavez, 74, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away on July 18, 2005. Mr. Chavez is survived by his beloved wife of 24 years, Mrs. Carmel Chavez; his daughter; his step daughter; his step son; six sisters; three brothers; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mr. Chavez was a member of the Catholic Church, a Veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict and was retired from Sandia National Labs. A memorial Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, July 21, 2005 at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Isleta Pueblo at 10:00 a.m. Cremation has taken place and burial will follow at a later date. Arrangements by: Gabaldon Mortuary 1000 Old Coors Dr. SW 243-7861 Copyright c. 1997 - 2005 Albuquerque Journal: Albuquerque, New Mexico. -=-=-=- July 21, 2005 Lula Irene Comanche Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Sept. 14, 1940 - July 19, 2005 Lula Irene Comanche, 64, of Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle, passed from this life Tuesday, July 19, 2005, in Shiprock. She was born Sept. 14, 1940, in Lybrook, to Jesus and Virginia Chavez, who have preceded her in death. Mrs. Comanche was preceded in death by a son, Lorenzo P. Comanche; daughters, Gladys J. Comanche and Amanda J. Comanche; brother, Amos Chavez; and sisters, Jessie Sylvester, Alice Platero and Louise Chavez. Mrs. Comanche leaves behind her husband, John Paul Comanche, and sons, "Tee Jay" and Renzo P. Comanche, all of Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle; daughters, Camillia J. Largo of Bloomfield, and Amelia J. Salazar and husband, Manuel, of Coyote; adopted children, Andrew Chavez and wife, Vernita, Mike Chavez, and Jenita Chavez, all of Farmington; brother, Andy Chavez of Farmington; sisters, Mary Augustine and Ida Begay, both of Nageezi; grandchildren, Tammie J. Billey and Christopher, Tamara J. Beevers and Keith, Tara J. Largo and Bryan Chiquito, Dereck "Chum" Comanche, Rolando "RJ" Comanche, Krystal Anne Salazar, Jacob John Salazar, Sasha Amanda Salazar, Eric Manuel Salazar, Natasha Pablita Salazar, Shannon Chavez, Andrew Chavez Jr., Alliyah Chavez, Cody Chavez, Loren Shane Woody, Maria Sandoval and Jennah Garnanez; great-grandchildren, Ethan Beevers, Thomas Jack Beevers, Isaac L. Chiquito and Treston John Billey. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 22, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Escrito. She will be laid to rest at the Latter-day Saints Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Latter-day Saints Church after the graveside services. Pallbearers will be Dereck "Chum" Comanche, Rolando "RJ" Comanche, Loren Shane Woody, Jacob John Salazar, Eric Manuel Salazar and Andrew "Sonny" Chavez. Honorary Pallbearers will be John Paul Comanche, Renzo P. Comanche, Andrew Chavez, Mike Chavez, Manuel Salazar and Christopher Billey. Mrs. Comanche is in the care of Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home of Shiprock, (505) 368-4607. Juanita Chiquito Ojo Encino June 3, 1938 - July 15, 2005 Juanita Chiquito, 67, of Ojo Encino, passed away Friday, July 15, 2005, at Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Rehoboth, June 3, 1938, the daughter of Charlie Morgan and Ella Platero-Toledo. Juanita herded sheep, spun and wove beautiful rugs, made sash belts and was a cook for the BIA for 35 years. Juanita also was a homemaker throughout her life. She is survived by sons, Nelson Toledo and wife, Ramona, of Bloomfield, Mike Chiquito of Montezuma Creek, Utah, and Larry Chiquito and wife, Maggie, of Holbrook, Ariz.: daughters, Grace Chiquito of Center, Colo., Nita Chiquito of Ojo Encino and Mabel Chiquito of Center; 32 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and two on the way. Mrs. Chiquito was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Tom T. Chiquito; son, Ernest Chiquito; grandchildren, Brandon, Quanah, and Nicholas Chiquito; and a great-grandson, Takoda J. Martinez. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 22, at Cedar Hill Church in Ojo Encino. Pastor Tulley Butler will officiate. She will then be laid to rest following the funeral at Ojo Encino Assembly of God Cemetery in Ojo Encino. Pallbearers are Lionel Lamone, Randall Lamone, Razhan Lamone, Nathaniel Toledo, Travis S. Toledo, and Nacona Moquino. Juanita is in the care of Cope Memorial Chapel, 404 W. Arrington St. in Farmington, (505) 327-5142. July 22, 2005 David Edward Lister Prescott, Ariz. April 16, 1988 - July 16, 2005 David Edward Lister, 17, of Prescott, Ariz., died Saturday, July 16, 2005, in Tucson, Ariz. He was born April 16, 1988, in Gallup. David dreamed of completing his high school education, wishing to graduate with his class of 2006. His college aspiration was to earn degrees from the Santa Fe Indian Art Institute and the Chicago Art Institute. While attending Kestrel High School, David was diagnosed with ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia). This past year, David battled his illness courageously; attending school, raising awareness among Native Americans regarding the need for bone marrow donors (People Magazine, May 23, 2005), fund raising for Pennies for Patients, and studying overtime for his AIMS test. Then on June 29, 2005, he received a double cord transplant at the University Medical Center in Tucson. David loved to laugh. Playing practical jokes on his mom was his idea of a perfect day. His sports activities included football, paintball and bike riding/jumping. Besides his finely detailed pencil and ink sketches, David made woodcarvings, sculpted, won awards for his silversmithing and tattooed himself and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, James Alfred Shorty and paternal grandmother, Elsie Lister. He is survived by his parents, Ernie and Sandra Lister of Prescott; his older brother and friend, Jon-Michael, whom he loved very much; his sister and friend, Taylor - David endeared her as, "My Little Medicine Girl." He enjoyed making movies, playing piano and dancing with her. He is also survived by maternal grandmother, Rose M. Shorty of Shiprock; paternal grandfather, Earl Lister Sr. of Prescott; and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins. Visitation for David will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today, Friday, July 22, at Heritage Memory Mortuary. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23, at Mile High Middle School, Hendrix Auditorium, 300 S. Granite St. in Prescott. Donations are graciously accepted at any Wells Fargo Bank. The account number is 8479251483. Arrangements are with Heritage Memory Mortuary, 131 Grove Ave. in Prescott, (928) 445-1881. Eddie Brownhat Sr. Farmington July 4, 1947 - July 19, 2005 Eddie Brownhat Sr., 58, of Farmington, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington. He was born July 4, 1947, in Sweetwater, Ariz. Eddie worked for Arizona Public Service for 23 years. He was currently employed with Navajo Generating Station in Page, Ariz. He was preceded in death by his father, Harry Brownhat of Cove, Ariz., and four sisters. He is survived by his wife, Verna of Farmington; children, Kathy, Katilena, Edwin, and Eddie Jr. of Farmington; grandchildren, Darnell, Kassidy, Cameron, and Noelle of Farmington; mother, Daisy Brownhat of Cove; seven sisters and four brothers. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23. He will then be laid to rest at the Red Valley Community Cemetery in Red Valley, Ariz. A reception will follow. For more information on location, please contact (505) 330-2353. Mr. Brownhat is in the care of Cope Memorial Kirtland Chapel, 458 CR 6100 in Kirtland, (505) 598-9636. Copyright c. 2005 Farmington Daily Times, a Gannett Co., Inc. newspaper. -=-=-=- July 19, 2005 Etta Yazzie CROWNPOINT - Funeral services for Etta Yazzie, 67, will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20 at the Flame of Fire Ministries Church. Pastor Jim Etsitty will officiate. Burial will follow in the Gallup City Cemetery. Yazzie died July 15 in Gallup. She was born Oct. 24, 1937 in Casamero Lake into the Folded Arms People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan. Yazzie was a rug weaver, homemaker and enjoyed tending to her livestock. Survivors include her daughters, Rose Cowboy of Albuquerque, Dorothy Joe of Crownpoint; sons, Alex Yazzie, Wilfred Yazzie both of Crownpoint; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Yazzie was preceded in deathby her father, Frank Yazzie and her mother, Emma Yazzie. Pallbearers will be Rolanda Cowboy, Brian Buckman, Philbert Grey, Raymond Tolth, Alex Yazzie and Wilfred Yazzie. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. July 20, 2005 Alvin Jim KLAGETOH - Services for Alvin H. Jim, 26, will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 21 at St. Anne Mission, Klagetoh. Fr. O'Flann will officiate. Burial will follow at the Klagetoh Community Cemetery. Jim died July 17 in Klagetoh. He was born Sept. 15, 1978 into the Big Water People Clan for the Red Bottom People Clan. Jim graduated from Wingate High School in 1997. He worked as a pressman at Intermountain Color, the Independent and the Navajo Times. Survivors include his brothers Albern H. Jim of Sanders and Alden H. Jim of Klagetoh; sisters, Loleta Jim and Lisa Jim, both of Albuquerque, and Melissa Jim of Klagetoh; and grandmother, Ruth K. Tsosie. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Marie K. Jim and his grandfather, Ben Tsosie. Pallbearers will be Donovan Tsosie, Alden Jim, Thomason Tsosie, Nathan Tsosie, Danley Tsosie and Mervin Lee. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Klagetoh Chapter house after services. John Nez CHINLE - Services for John Nez, 84, will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 21 at Our Lady of Fatima in Chinle. Sister Margaret Bohn, O.P. will officiate. Burial will follow in the family plot in Cottonwood at Three Wells Canyon Plateau. A rosary will be recited today, Wednesday, at 6 p.m. at Tse Bonito Mortuary.Nez died July 15 in Flagstaff. He was born March 21, 1921 into the Bitter Water People Clan for the Towering House People Clan. Nez attended Chinle Boarding School and Wingate High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during WWII. He was also stationed in India. He worked for the United Pacific Railroad and worked as a submarine and ship painter at a military base in Barstow, Calif. He was also a machinist in Cleveland, Ohio. Suvivors include his sons, Roger Nez, of Dilcon, Ariz., Steven Nez, of Tse Bonito, David P. Nez, of Tohatchi and James Bedoni of Farmington; daughters, Ellen T. Yazzie and Irene Nez, both of Cottonwood, Louise Todacheeny of Shiprock, Rose Francis of Salt Lake City, Sally Kee and Martha Begay, both of Cottonwood, Ariz.; brother Carl Tsosie Sr., of Santa Fe; sisters, Zonnie Tsosie, and Stella Mitchell, both of Cottonwood, 54 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Nez was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Francis Nez and one daughter, Gloria Nez and one son, Larry Nez; brothers, Thomas Tsosie Sr., Joe Lee Tsosie, Kee Pahe Nez, Robert Nez, Sr.; sisters, Lillian Nez, Marj Tsosie and Lita Burbank. Pallbearers will be Sgt. Aaron Tsosie, Daryl Ray Tsosie, Jeffrey Ray Tsosie, Ned Mitchell Jr., Carl Anthony Tsosie, Jr and David Peter Nez. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Martha Antonio RAMAH - Funeral services for Martha Jake Antonio, 82, were held at 10 a. m. this morning, July 20 at the Sand Mountian Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow in Carizozo on private land. Antonio died July 13 in Carizozo. She was born Sept. 2, 1922 in Ramah into the Saline Water People Clan for the Towering House People Clan. Antonio's husband, John Jessie Antonio survivors her. She was preceded in death by her father, Hastiin Begani Jake; mother, Bah Jake; brothers, Choongo Jake, Cly Jake, Asciano Jake, Julio Jake, Guy Jake; sisters, Alkenedez haa', Luna Jake, Marie Jake and Mary Jake Rafeal. Pallbearers will be Jospeh Whitetail Eagle, Fredrick Pino, Julian Pino, David Martine and Marvin Kelsey. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Mabel Bitsoi SHEEP SPRINGS - Funeral services for Mabel K. James Bitsoi, 54, will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 21 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sheep Springs. Burial will follow in the Sheep Springs community cemetery. Bitsoi died July 16 in Shiprock. She was born Nov. 20, 1950 in Sheep Springs. Bitsoi graduated from Albuquerque Indian School and attended Southwest Polytech Institute. She was an administrative assistant with the Navajo Tribal Government and managed a trading post. Bitsoi was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Tonitsa Rodeo Club. She enjoyed making arts and crafts, weaving, pottery making, cooking gardening, silversmithing, and horsemanship. Survivors include her daughter, Brenda Gray of Fruitland; brothers, John K. James of Jones Ranch, Davis K. James of Sheep Springs; sisters, Mary Y. Foster, Sarah K. Nez, Hannabah John-James, Sadie K. James all of Sheep Springs, Lula K. James of Fort Defiance. Bitsoi was preceded in death by her sons, Mirandy Bitsoi, Alex Bitsoi; father, Kisto K. James; sisters, Eva C. Dez, Annie Mae Louis; grandparents, Kalthapea James, Navajo Peter and Old Lady Redhouse. Tony Sam COYOTE CANYON - Services for Tony Sam, 83, will be announced at a later date. Sam died May 23, 2001. He was born Feb. 2, 1918 in Peach Springs, N.M. into the Black Streak People Clan for the Billagana People Clan. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. July 21, 2005 Ronald Stash KINLICHEE, Ariz. - Services for Ronald James Stash, 44, will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, July 22 at All Saints Mission, Ganado. Fr. Flann O'Neil, OFM, will officiate. Burial will follow at the community cemetery in Kinlichee. Stash died July 19 in Kinlichee. He was born July 4, 1961 in Los Angeles, Calif. into the Bitter Water People Clan for the Red House People Clan. Stash attended Kinlichee Boarding School and Ganado Elementary School. He worked briefly with the Union Pacific Railroad and also for the Sage Memorial Hospital Maintenance Department. He worked with the Kinlichee Chapter House. He enjoyed joking around, repairing electronic devices and being a handy man to family and friends. Survivors include his son Loronda Stash of Ganado; daughter, Rhonda Stash of Ganado; sisters, Lori Stash of Tulsa, Deborah Lucero of Shiprock, Cherylene Charlie of Kirtland and Charlene McCabe of Phoenix, and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Stash and Louise McCabe Stash. Pallbearers will be family members. Leroy Sam PEACH SPRINGS - Funeral services for Leroy Tony Sam, 61, will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 22 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Father Garry Steinmentz will officiate. Burial will follow in a private cemetery in Peach Springs. Sam died July 17 in Las Vegas, N.M. He was born Feb. 26, 1944 in Rehoboth into the Under Cover People Clan for the Black Streak Forest People Clan. Survivors include his sisters, Barbara Jojola of Albuquerque and Thelma Kalleco of Crownpoint. Sam was preceded in death by his father, Tony Sam and mother, Rose Ann Sam. Pallbearers will be family members. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. July 22, 2005 Marie Stewart NASCHITTI - Funeral services for Marie Tsosie Stewart, 80, will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 23 at the Naschitti Catholic Church. Sister Donna will officiate. Burial will be in Naschitti. Stewart died July 20 in Fort Defiance. She was born May 6, 1926 in Naschitti into the Towering House People Clan for the Edge Water People Clan. Stewart was a homemaker, medicine woman, rug weaver and an NAC member. Survivors include her sons, Freddie Stewart Sr. of Steamboat, Benjamin Stewart of Vanderwagen, Lorenzo Stewart of Gallup, Francis Stewart of Naschitti; daughters, Pauline S. Thomas, Katherine S. Peshlakai, Eleanor Stewart all of Naschitti; brothers, Jimmy Bowman of Window Rock, Joseph Tsosie Sr. of Naschitti; sister, Esther Tsosie of Naschitti; 27 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. Stewart was preceded in death by her mother, Kasbah Bowman; father, John Tsosie; husband, Leath Stewart; sisters, Anita Destea, Jean Barney and brother, Jimmy Tsosie. Pallbearers will be Freddie Stewart Sr., Francis Stewart, Lorenzo Stewart, Daryl Stewart, J.D. Martin and Keith Stewart. The family will receive relatives and friends at the Naschitti Chapter House. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Willie Harrison Sr. CHURCH ROCK - Services for Willie Harrison Sr., 91, will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 23 at Cope Memorial Chapel. Burial will be on family land in Church Rock. Harrison was born into the Towering House People Clan for the Edge Water People Clan. Harrison was a chapter official vice-president. He worked for Fort Wingate Army Depot and the Santa Fe Railroad. He was a medicine man and rancher. Survivors include his son, Willie Harrison Jr.; daughter, Betty Marie Long; sister, Alice Begay; 13 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Darren Harrison, Watson Long, Wilson Long, Randell Tsosie, William Bennett Jr. and Martin Becenti. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Eddie Brownhat FARMINGTON - Funeral services for Eddie Brownhat, 58, will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 23. Burial will be at the Red Valley Community Cemtery. Brownhat died July 19 in Farmington. He was born July 5, 1947 in Sweetwater, Ariz. Survivors include his wife, Verna Brownhat of Farmington; children, Kathy, Katilena, Edwin, Eddie Jr. all of Farmington; mother, Daisy Brownhat of Cove, Ariz.; 7 sisters, 4 brothers; four grandchildren. Brownhat was preceded in death by his father, Harry Brownhat and four sisters. July 23, 2005 Lillian Hudson GALLUP - Funeral services for Lillian Frances Hudson, 64, will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 25 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Stake Center. Bishop Jeffery J. Nolte will officiate. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Hudson died July 20 in Gallup. She was born June 22, 1941 in Ganado into the Bird Clan from the Eastern Cherokee People for the One Who Walks Around People Clan. Hudson graduated from Kanab High School in Kanab, Utah where she was salutatorian and a drum majorette. She enjoyed cooking, crocheting, listening to music, and her grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Martin R. Hudson of Gallup; daughters, Kim Denny of Logan, Utah, Rosanne Hudson of Gallup, Martina Hudson-Henry of Naschitti, Shanna Keeswood of Inver Grove Hights, Minn., Claudia Platero of Superior, Ariz.; sons, Melvin Escamilla of Prescott Valley, Ariz., Judge W. Hudson of Phoenix; sisters, Belva Marcum of Jackson Hole, Wyo., Edna Mae Quintana of Yahtahey, Rosemary Talk, Bernice L. Tsosie both of Gallup, brothers, Alvin B. Tsosie Sr. of Seama, N.M., Calvin Tsosie, Ervin Tsosie, Melvin Tsosie, all of Gallup, David Tsosie of Tempe, Ariz.; stepmother, Grace Tsosie of Gallup; 26 grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. Hudson was preceded in death by her father, Naswoot Baker-Tsosie; mother, Annie Laurie Smith-Tsosie; sisters, Sharon Easley, Judy Tsosie, Julia Ann Tsosie and first husband, Dan Joe Platero. Pallbearers will be Mychal Denny, Lamiel Escamilla, Gabriel Fred, Jasper Henry, Joshua Henry, Kevin Keeswood, Sheldon Keeswood and Chad Slinky. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Freddie Platero LITTLEWATER - Funeral services for Freddie Alex Platero, 63, will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 25 at the Narrow Road Ministry revival tent, Littlewater. Arlis Secody will officiate. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held today, July 23 from 2-3 p.m. at Cope Memorial. Platero died July 20 in Crownpoint. He was born May 12, 1942 in Borrego Pass into the Chiricahua People for the Salt People Clan. Platero worked for various mining companies including, Ferris Mine, Kerr McGee Mine. For the BIA he was a heavy equipment operator and he was also employed with Gallup Sand and Gravel. He was also a silversmith. Platero was the NAC president for Littlewater District 15. He enjoyed team roping, calf roping, steer wrestling beading and yard work. Survivors include his wife, Lucille B. Platero of Littlewater; sons, Frederick Platero of Littlewater, Marvin Belin of Becenti; daughters, Vera Thompson, Zadonna Martinez, Matilda James, all of Littlewater; father, Phillip Platero of Crownpoint; brothers, Larry Platero of Littlewater, Paddy Platero of Crownpoint, Ervin Platero of Dalton Pass; sisters, Faye Platero, Marion Riley of Crownpoint and 13 grandchildren. Platero was preceded in death by his mother, Mary C. Platero. Pallbearers will be Burt Garcia, Burke Garcia, Russell Begay, Terry Begay, Alvin Begay, James Belin. The family will receive relatives and friends at the Littlewater Chapter House following services. Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Abram Maria RAMAH - Services for Abram Maria, 54, will be announced at a later date. Maria died July 20 in Albuquerque. He was born Jan. 9, 1951 in Ramah into the Meadow People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2005 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- July 20, 2005 Virginia Salter Sign Virginia Salter Sign, age 74, of the San Carlos Apache Reservation entered eternal life Saturday, July 9, 2005. A lifelong resident of the Globe and San Carlos area, she was born in San Carlos on January 5, 1931, the daughter of Nellie (Datsi) and Bert Salter. Virginia attended school in San Carlos and St. Johns. She worked at the Regal Mine and Peg's Kitchen in Globe, though she enjoyed being at home and taking care of her children and grandchildren. Virginia passed away July 9, 2005, at the Maricopa Medical Center. Left behind in loving memory are her children, Marietta Sign Gachupin, Lewis Phillips Jr., Timothy Paul Harrison and Eugene Salter; sisters, Evangeline Adlen and Dorothy Gibson; brother, Sam Salter; grandchildren, Jerry Gachupin, Elena Guevara, Eric Sign, Erica Sign, Tasheena Phillips, Leatrice Noline, Jackie Cutter, Jeremiah Johnson, Venina Johnson, Solus Cutter; 14 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Preceding her in death were her daughter, Charlotte Cutter; her sisters, Martha Salter Norman, Rosita Salter Cutter, Annebelle Salter Mahsill, Pricilla Salter Bendle; brother, Wilson Salter; and grandson, Barry Gachupin. Arrangements are entrusted to Morris Safford Funeral Home. Copyright c. 2005 Eastern Arizona Courier, Safford, AZ. -=-=-=- July 20, 2005 Ronald Lee Tucker Ronald Lee Tucker, 67, was born in Glendale, Calif. on September 17, 1938 to J.C. and Mabel Tucker. He was called to his place among the stars by his creator on July 11, 2005. Ronnie was a loving husband, giving father and caring grandfather. He was fortunate enough to have said, "you're making an old man out of me" to his two great-granddaughters. Ronnie was a very proud and respectable man who not only raised his family, but also was always willing to lend a helping hand. No one that ever crossed paths with "Tuck" will ever forget his great laugh, stubbornness or strong hand shake, whether they were friends or foes. Ronnie was raised outside Winslow on his family's ranch, riding horses, exploring the land and gazing up into the stars. He later moved into Winslow, where he attended school. He graduated from Winslow High School class of 1956. He is remembered as an intelligent student and great athlete who enjoyed pulling pranks on anyone who crossed him. That is where he met his high school sweet heart and love of his life, Mary Ann Ward, whom he married in 1958. They were married for 38 years before her passing. Ronnie was blessed with two beautiful daughters, Susan and Lisa, who he supported with his job as a conductor with Santa Fe Railroad. He worked for more than 40 years, before his early retirement in 1999. Ronnie enjoyed spending his free time with his friends, reeling in the "big" fish, gardening, hunting, traveling and shooting his collection of guns. He was a lifetime member of the NRA. He had a passion for learning, especially the study of astronomy. Ronnie will never be forgotten for his stories he loved to tell. His life and his laugh will live on in everyone who knew him. He was preceded in death by his wife, father and mother. He is survived by his daughters, Susan Amanda McArdle of Apache Junction and Lisa Tucker; and his son, Randy Hummel, both of Winslow; his grandsons, Sean McArdle of Apache Junction, Dustin (Tonia); and his two great-grand daughters' Skylyssa and Saleah Tucker all of Winslow; also his sister, Barbara (Charles) Aguilar of Bernalillo, N.M.; his cousins that he grew up with, Gary (Gale) Gipson of Oregon and brother-in-law Robert (Twick) Ward of Phoenix; stepmother, Martha Tucker of Santa Fe, N.M. He also left behind his companion, Jeanette Holt, her daughter, Tara and Tara's boys, Eric and Sean, who Ronnie loved like his own grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his aunt, Edna Tucker Gipson, who he spent most of his life with. In lieu flowers the family asks that donations be made to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 1132, Fairfax, Virginia 22038-1132 in his name. There was a gathering of friends and family at Randy's house, 612 Snider, Saturday, July 16 at 5 p.m. Arrangements under the care of Greer's Mortuary. Copyright c. 2005 The Winslow Mail. -=-=-=- July 22, 2005 David Edward Lister David Edward Lister, born April 16, 1988 in Gallup, New Mexico, died July 16, 2005 in Tucson, Arizona. He is survived by: parents, Ernie and Sandra Lister of Prescott, Arizona, his older brother and friend, Jon-Michael, with whom he loved to cruise and shoot guns, his sister and friend, Taylor (David endeared her as, "My Little Medicine Girl."), with whom he loved to make movies, play piano and dance with. David dreamed of completing his high school education wishing to graduate with his class of 2006. His college aspiration was to earn degrees from the Santa Fe Indian Art Institute and the Chicago Art Institute. While attending Kestrel High School, David was diagnosed with ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia). This past year, David battled his illness courageously; attending school, raising awareness among Native Americans regarding the need for bone marrow donors (People Magazine, May 23, 2005), fund raising for "Pennies for Patients," and studying overtime for his AIMS test. Then, on June 29, 2005, he received a double cord transplant at the University Medical Center. David loved to laugh. Playing practical jokes on his mom was his idea of a perfect day. His sports activities included football, paintball and bike riding/jumping. Besides his finely detailed pencil and ink sketches, David wood carved, sculpted, tattooed himself and friends and won awards for his silversmithing. Donations: the David Lister Fund, Wells Fargo Bank, account # 8479251483. Visitation: Friday July 22, 2005 from 7 to 9pm at Heritage Memory Mortuary, 131 Grove Ave. Funeral service: Saturday July 23, 2005 at 10am at Mile High Middle School Hendrix Auditorium, 300 S. Granite St., Prescott, AZ. Reception: to be announced. Copyright c. 2005 The Arizona Republic. -=-=-=- July 19, 2005 Georgia Allen Porter Georgia Allen Porter, 60, died July 10, 2005, after a lengthy illness. Born in San Carlos, she became a homemaker at an early age to help raise her siblings. She also used her basket-weaving skills to provide a second income for her family. Survivors include five children, Daniel Allen, Douglas Porter, Loranda Porter, Valerie Porter, and Christina Porter; a brother, Malcolm Young; and nine grandchildren. Funeral service was conducted July 17 at San Carlos Miracle Church. Interment followed in San Carlos Cemetery. The San Carlos office of Morris-David's Safford Funeral Home handled arrangements. Copyright c. 2005 Arizona Silver Belt/Apache Moccasin. -=-=-=- July 21, 2005 Josephine Pillardou Rogers Josephine Pillardou Rogers passed from life July 17, 2005 surrounded by family. Josephine was born Dec. 2, 1921 to Bernard and Irene Belle Pillardou in Sweetwater, Nev., and educated at Stewart Indian School. After graduating from Stewart she entered the postgraduate nursing program, but left before completion to care for her grandmother, Daisy Belle, and raise her younger siblings. Later she was employed as a housekeeper, heavy equipment operator, school bus driver and custodian. Josephine, a member of the Yerington Paiute Tribe, served on many tribal committees, most notably the Tribal Council, the Enrollment committee and the Housing Board of Commissioners. She was also a member of the Women's Bowling League of America and appointed to the Pinenut Pickers of America by Walter Cox. Best known as "Gram," no family member, friend or stranger could leave Gram's home hungry, tired or wanting conversation. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Josephine was preceded in death by parents Bernard and Irene, husband Stanley Rogers, and brother Oren Carrera. She is survived by children Garry Rogers (Cherry), Ralph Rogers (Carole), Jolene Hunt (Tim), Randy Rogers (Candis) and honorary son Joe Scoggin; also grandchildren Scott Rogers (Rena), Jennifer Steele (Jason), Joby Halgrimson (Monty), Ty Rogers, Ryan Rogers, Carly Rogers and great grandchildren Jimmie Kness, Tres Ortiz, Thomas & Parker Steele, Roxanne Rogers and Cassie Edgmon. Siblings Virginia Flores, Gilbert Truillius, Marie Fredricks, Carmen Hamilton and her daily visitor, uncle Bill Hudgins. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 21, at the Yerington Paiute Tribal Gym. No flowers please. Copyright c. 2005 Lahontan Valley News and Fallon Eagle Standard. -=-=-=- July 18, 2005 Elsie Lillian Plomondon McGovern YAKIMA - Former Toppenish resident Elsie Lillian Plomondon McGovern, 93, died Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Living Care Retirement Community in Yakima. Elsie was born April 1, 1912 to Isabella (Cottonware) and John Plomondon in Olequa, WA. She was an enrolled member of the Cowlitz Tribe of Western Washington and attended school in Olequa. Elsie is a descendent of Simon Plomondon, an early French Canadian pioneer who settled the Cowlitz prairie area of Western Washington with the Hudson Bay Company. On September 9, 1933, Elsie married William H. McGovern in Vader, WA. They lived in Cut Bank, Mont. and then moved to Toppenish in 1936. Elsie and Bill raised five children in Toppenish. She worked at Del Monte in Toppenish and Stokley's in Zillah. She retired from Del Monte after 24 years of service. In her retirement, she was a child- care provider for numerous families in Toppenish until her final retirement in the mid 80s. Elsie moved to Cowiche, WA in 1999 with her son, Bill. In April of 2005 she moved to Living Care Center in Yakima. Elsie enjoyed raising her family and having all the family at her home for the holidays and special occasions. Bill and Elsie enjoyed traveling and camping. She also enjoyed embroidery and made beautiful pieces to give to family and friends. Elsie is survived by her daughter, Dolores (Costa) Perez of Yakima; two sons, Wayne (Judy) McGovern of Castle Rock, WA and Bill (Julie) McGovern of Cowiche; one sister, Laura Leeper of Castle Rock; 29 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband Bill; two sons, Leroy and Stanley; granddaughter, Kathy; grandsons, Stanley, Robert and Michael McGovern; and five brothers and three sisters. The family wishes to thank the wonderful and caring staff of Living Care Retirement Community for their loving, professional care they extended to Elsie and her family during her stay. Elsie wanted to be remembered as being happy to do things for everyone. Her happy smile and strong will to live will be remembered by all. Visitation will be from Noon until 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday with a Vigil Service at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Colonial Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church with burial following in Elmwood Cemetery. July 24, 2005 "Taz" Azlynn Rose Marie Axtell YAKIMA - Our beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend went to the creator on July 11, 2005 as the result of an automobile accident. Azlynn was born to Jeremiah Axtell and Jennifer Ellis on December 15, 1992 in Yakima, Washington. Azlynn loved to dance and listen to music, camping, looking for elk and deer, fishing, huckleberry picking and catching tadpoles. She also enjoyed rollerskating, cooking, swimming, and attending the Summer Jam concert during the summer time. Azlynn's favorite pastime was spending time with her family and friends on any occasion that came around. She loved the Sunday Night family nights watching "Desperate Housewives", family vacations to Disneyland, Universal Studios, Hollywood, Magic Mountain, the Space Needle, and Seattle Aquarium and Ferries. She also loved to take walks with her cousins, spending time with her friend, Natyssa, watch her younger brothers and sister, taking care of her cat "Midnight" and barbeques at friends and families homes. Azlynn touched many lives with her caring heart and loving personality, making many great memories for all of us to remember her by. She will forever be in our hearts and truly missed by all. We will always love and miss you "Taz". Azlynn is survived by her father, Jeremiah Axtell and mother, Jennifer Ellis of Wapato; twin brothers, Justin J. Axtell "Psycho" and Jason J. Axtell "Kraze" of Wapato; a sister, Mariah Axtell "Mia" of Wapato; her grandparents, Evelyn Ellis of Yakima; Marilyn Axtell and Purnell Axtell both of Wapato; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Overnight Washat services were held at the Toppenish Longhouse with burial following Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. at Terrace Heights Memorial Park. After the burial concluding services will follow at the Toppenish Longhouse. Arrangements entrusted to Keith and Keith Funeral Home. Copyright c. 2005 Yakima Herald-Republic/Yakima, WA. -=-=-=- July 21, 2005 Jeremiah John McCormick Jeremiah John McCormick, 23, died at his home in Elma, Washington on Monday, July 18, 2005. He was born on November 6, 1981 in Salmon, Idaho to Patrick Daniel and Patty McCormick. He was raised by his mother, Patty Bigelow, and Dana Bigelow, who was like a father to him. Jeremiah was raised in Salmon, and had also lived in Kamiah, Idaho, Tumwater, Washington, and Shelton, Washington before moving to Elma. He graduated from Black Hills High School in Tumwater in the Class of 1999. He had worked for Briggs Nursery and the Gateway Exxon in Elma. Jeremiah was a member of the Leach Lake Band of Ojibewe. He loved to draw, dance, listen to music, swim, and spend time with his friends and family. He leaves behind his mother, of Elma; girlfriend, Blanca Jiron; brothers, Joshua and Jake, both of Salmon, Idaho; and sisters, Thalia and Cheyanne, both of Elma. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2005, at Whiteside Family Mortuary in Elma. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2005, at the Apostolic Wells of Living Water, 20 Matthews Road, Satsop. Friends may share memories with the family at: whitesidefamilymortuaries.com Copyright c. 2005 The Olympian/Olympia, WA. -=-=-=- July 21, 2005 Wesley Dean Cross Guns BROWNING - Wesley Dean Cross Guns, 37, a ranch hand from Browning, died Monday. The coroner has not determined the cause of death. A wake is in progress at Starr School where the rosary will be 7 p.m. Friday. His funeral is 11 a.m. Saturday at Starr School with burial to follow in the Cross Guns family cemetery. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to www. whittedfuneralchapel.com. Survivors include a son, Wes Allen Cross Guns; his father, Floyd Joseph Cross Guns Sr.; sisters Irma Skunk Cap, Sarah Little Dog, Patsy Cross Guns, and Rhonda Cross Guns; brothers Anthony Joseph Cross Guns, Floyd Thomas Cross Guns, and Delbert John Cross Guns, all of Browning. Mary Jane 'Taanou' Horn HEART BUTTE - Mary Jane "Taanou" (Running Crane) Horn, 87, a cook and store owner, and one of the oldest residents of Heart Butte, died of natural causes Monday at her home. A wake is in progress at the Heart Butte Community Center. Rosary is 7 p. m. Thursday at St. Anne's Catholic Church where funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will follow in the Horn Family Cemetery on Horn Ridge. Whitted Funeral Chapel of Cut Bank is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include daughters Elaine Hart of Vancouver, Wash., and Mary Louise (Howard) Little Dog, of Horn Ridge at Heart Butte; sons Burton (Jodi) Horn of Horn Ridge at Heart Butte, and Darrel "Gordo" (Rita) Horn of Heart Butte; a sister, Rose Sure Chief of Browning; grandchildren she raised, Richard Horn of Heart Butte, Tammy Morrow of Vancouver, Wash. and Gabriel Little Dog of Heart Butte; a great-grandson, Jeffrey Horn, of Heart Butte; 39 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Richard Horn; five brothers; three sisters; and grandchildren Darla Horn, Howard "Harry" Little Dog and Angelo Horn. Mary Jane was born Dec. 10, 1917, in the Badger Creek area to Edward and Lilly "Nellie" (Spotted Eagle) Running Crane. She grew up at Badger Creek and the surrounding area, and also lived and attended grade school at the Holy Family Misson at Two Medicine. She also attended school in Bismarck, N.D. She married Lawrence Richard "Nomski" Horn on Aug. 25, 1932, at St. Peter Claver Church at Heart Butte. She worked as a cook and nurses aide for Browning Hospital and then was co-manager of H-B Industries along with being a cook at the Heart Butte School at the same time before retiring in 1979. Since then she had operated Mary Jane's Sweet Shop out of her home. She enjoyed crocheting, listening to Indian music, playing bingo, stick games and traveling. Mary Jane was loved by many and will be deeply missed by all whose lives were touched by her. "Gram we love you!" July 23, 2005 Anna Marie Fitzgerald BROWNING - Anna Marie Fitzgerald, 60, a former homemaker who enjoyed crocheting, traveling, picnics, cooking, reading, holidays and visiting with family and friends, died of natural causes Wednesday at the Blackfeet Community Hospital. A wake is in progress at the College Community Center in Browning. Rosary is 7 p.m. Sunday at the center. Funeral Mass is 2 p.m. Monday at Little Flower Catholic Church in Browning, with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery in Browning. Pondera Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Survivors include a son, Robbie Paul Fitzgerald; brothers Paul Fitzgerald of Babb and James Fitzgerald of Cut Bank; and a sister, Ruth Fitzgerald of Starr School. July 25, 2005 Tamera Lynn Turner ROCKY BOY - Tamera Lynn Turner, 43, of Rocky Boy, who enjoyed doing beadwork, died of injuries she received in an accident on upper Box Elder Road Saturday. Her wake is in progress at Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. Her funeral is 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with burial in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home of Havre is handling arrangements. Survivors include her parents, Donna Mae and Richard Turner Sr.; sisters Lana Marie Turner and Colette Lee Stump; and a brother, Richard Turner Jr., all of Rocky Boy. Copyright c. 2005 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- July 25, 2005 Tamera Turner ROCKY BOY - Tamera Lynn Turner, 43, of Rocky Boy died Saturday, July 23, 2005, as the result of a vehicle accident on the upper Box Elder Road on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. A wake service began Sunday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Tamera was born Aug. 6, 1961, in Havre to Donna Mae (Henderson) and Richard Lee Turner Sr. She attended Rocky Boy schools and graduated from Intermountain High School in Brigham City, Utah. Her jobs included working as a print shop assistant, police dispatcher and jailer, and cashier at Wendy's. Tamera's hobbies included beadwork, being with friends, caring for a niece and nephew, and her treasured dog, Paco. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, one aunt and four uncles. Survivors include her parents, Donna Mae Turner and Richard Turner Sr. of Rocky Boy; sisters, Lana Marie Turner and Collette Lee Stump, both of Rocky Boy; brother, Richard Turner Jr. of Rocky Boy; nephew, Dustin Chase Turner of Rocky Boy; and niece, Karley Rae Stump of Rocky Boy. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2005 Havre Daily News. -=-=-=- July 19, 2005 Gladys Adkison, 68 Anchorage Anchorage resident Gladys M. Adkison, 68, died peacefully with family and friends by her side, July 16, 2005, at Alaska Native Medical Center, of leukemia. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Covenant Church, 10th Avenue and C Streets. The Rev. Ron Mancini will officiate. A potluck will be after the service. Mrs. Adkison was born July 3, 1937, in Nome, to Earl and Tillie Drake. She worked as a licensed practical nurse in Bethel after receiving her education at Mount Edgecumbe in Sitka. While she worked, she graduated from Alaska Methodist University with a bachelor of science in nursing. Family wrote: "Gladys received numerous awards for her accomplishments throughout her career. She retired as the field health coordinator for the Alaska Native Medical Center in 1993 after 30 years of loyal government services. Most of her career was spent working in specialty clinics. "Mrs. Adkison enjoyed sewing, knitting and crocheting things for family. She loved to go camping, dip netting, berry picking, fishing in the Seward silver salmon derby, and shopping for her family. She loved traveling to new places, always with her husband, Harlan. She enjoyed services at the First Covenant Church and especially loved the music of the Native Musicale. She took pride in being a cancer outreach volunteer, comforting many patients following her own bout with breast cancer in 1984. Her family writes, "Gladys was quick to provide a beautiful smile when in company of close friends. She excelled at being a homemaker and was a role model to her children and grandchildren." Mrs. Adkison was preceded in death by her brother, Jerry Drake. She is survived by her husband, Harlan Adkison; brother, Thomas Drake; sons, Michael and wife, Denise Drake, Ronald and wife, Sandra Drake, and Greg Baldwin; daughters, Beverly Burkhalter, Cynthia Sears and husband, David; grandchildren, Stephanie, Erica, Jason, Amanda, Matthew, Lauren, Ryan, Aaron, and Willie; and great-grandchildren, Alexandria, Brooke, and Zacharias. Arrangements are with Evergreen Memorial Chapel. Valentine Dushkin, 72 Nikolski Lifelong Alaskan Valentine Dushkin, 72, died July 13, 2005, at his home in Nikolski, with his wife, Pauline, at his side. A funeral was Friday at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Nikolski with a memorial potlatch at the Ugludax Lodge. Mr. Dushkin was born July 13, 1933, in Nikolski to George and Augusta Dushkin. He married Pauline Bezezekoff of Nikolski on July 25, 1955, and they had six children. Mr. Dushkin lived in Nikolski all his life except when he was interned at Ward Lake, Ketchikan, during World War II. Mr. Dushkin retired from the U.S. Postal Service with 40 years of service in October 1995. He was a school board member for Nikolski Schools during the BIA operation in the 1960s, board member of Chaluka Corp., Village Corporation, Nikolski Fishermen's Association and representative for Nikolski Aleutian Pribilof Island Restoration Trust. He was a shearer for Aleutian Livestock Co. in Nikolsi, Chernofski and Umnak, a laborer at Pribilof Islands, and director of Nikolski's Homer Agricultural Department and village agent for Peninsula Airways. He also was Starosta (lay leader) of his church. "Mr. Dushkin was actively involved in the decision making for the community of Nikolski and tried to think of the betterment of the community and always willing to help others," his family wrote. "He will be missed by all his family and friends." Mr. Dushkin was preceded in death by his premature daughter, Barbara; brothers, John, Willie and Alex Sr. He is survived by his wife, Pauline; sons and daughters-in-law, John and Christina Bezezekoff of Seattle, David and Jeanette Dushkin of Arlington, Wash.; daughters and sons-in-law, Dora Johnson and Marsha Graham, both of Anchorage, Clara and Michael of Kennewick, Wash., Susan and Rod Rushing of Dutch Harbor; sister, Natalie Campbell of Kennewick, Wash.; brother, Peter Dushkin of Unalaska; nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. July 21, 2005 Henry Larsen Jr., 63 King Cove King Cove resident Henry D. "Sonny" Larsen Jr., 63, died July 14, 2005, at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage following a long battle with cancer. A funeral was Saturday in King Cove. Mr. Larsen was born May 15, 1942, in King Cove to Henry Sr. and Annie Larsen. He graduated from Mt. Edgecumbe High School in 1964 and attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He was involved in all community events and loved reading and woodworking. His family wrote: "Dad was a caring, fun-loving person who was dedicated to his family. Grandpa always had a hug and a kiss for his grandchildren. He had been a city council member and a board member of the King Cove School District, King Cove Corp. and other local bodies. He was one of the official cooks at many community events and will be missed by all." Mr. Larsen is survived by his wife, Pauline Larsen; daughters and sons- in-law, Annette and Joe Calver, and Etta and Radion Kuzakin; son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Arlene Larsen; grandchildren, Shauna Calver, Peyton Kuzakin, Kailee Calver, Lucas Fisher and Raietta Kuzakin; brother, Lawrence Larsen; sisters, Edith Hancock and June Gunderson; and many other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Norman and Wayne Larsen. Arrangements are with Alaska Cremation Center. July 23, 2005 Lawrence Calugan Sr., 56 Anchorage Lifelong Alaskan Lawrence A. Calugan Sr., 56, died suddenly July 20, 2005, in Sand Point. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Witzleben's Bragaw Chapel. Additional services will be in Sand Point early next week. Mr. Calugan was born April 29, 1949, in Unga. He lived there until the age of 8, when the family moved to Sand Point. He graduated from Sheldon Jackson High School in 1967 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1972. His family said: "Larry was a loving husband, father, son and friend. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends in Anchorage, Sand Point, King Cove and the Seattle area. Whenever anyone needed anything, Larry was there first and last. Larry raised four handsome sons whom he loved and cherished very much. A very caring man, he would have done anything for his family and friends. "Larry was proud of his Alaska Native heritage and was a member of the Aleut Corp. An area fisherman since the age of 9, he loved fishing. Larry was well-respected and had respect for his entire fellow fishermen. Words cannot express how much Larry was loved and will be missed." Mr. Calugan is survived by his wife, Betty; sons, Larry Jr., Danny, Mikey and Brian; mother, Pauline Calugan; father, Alex Calugan; brothers, Carl and Arnold; uncle and aunt, Norm and Pauline Rupert; and many nieces, nephews and extended family. He was preceded in death by his aunt, Isabel Anderson, and stepfather, Peter Calugan. Family and friends may leave memorial tributes at www.mem.com. Arrangements were by Witzleben Family Funeral Homes & Crematory. Copyright c. 2005 The Anchorage Daily News. -=-=-=- July 17, 2005 Nolan Harvey Duran "Noogie" Courchene-Bunting, of Whitedog First Nation It is with deepest sadness that we announce the tragic passing of our dearest Son, Brother, Grandson, Great Grandson, Uncle, Nephew, Cousin and Friend suddenly on July 17, 2005. Nolan was born December 27, 1988 in Kenora, Ontario. Nolan was predeceased by his great great grandmothers Annie McDonald and Jane Bunting, great grandmothers Dora Amablle Twoheart, Dora Courchene and Mary Smith, great grandfathers James Bunting Sr., Raymond Courchene and John Smith, aunts Brenda "Hushie" Bunting, Elaine Twoheart and Annette Bunting, uncle Duran "Brown Eagle" Lee Baker, cousins Freedom Courchene- Bruyere, Charlene Courchene, Adrian "Charlie Brown" Bruyere, Felicia H. Hunter and Noah Bunting. Nolan is survived by his loving parents Amy & J. Harvey Bunting, grandparents Sally & Ron P. McDonald, George & Mary T. Bunting, William Courchene, special aunts Lindsey (Donnie), Tiffany (Murphy), Darlene (Larry), Jennifer (Mike), Charlene (Rob), Elizabeth (Ernest), and his very special aunt and uncle Claudette & Reinie Courchene, brothers Dennie and Kyler, sisters Kristy, Autumne, Kylie & Janice, nephews Matthew & Ryland, nieces Cadence & Colby, cousins Roxanne, Rocky Jr. Rocki, Brennan, Dallas, Lakeisha, Egan, Avery, Tierra, Rhyse, Jase, Raina, Danika, Mia, Kya, Jame, Ariane, Lyndon, Jerald and Michele, special cousins Kellie, Shania, Rayne, Adrianne, Michelle C., Dyrese, Landin, Kyle, Rochelle, Deanna, Jewel, Myles, Celeste (Patchie), Dwayne T., Chris T., Earl Jr., Larz, Jessic, Tierra T., Shannon S., Renee & Alley, special uncles Rocky (Gretchen), Brandon (Judy), David (Cheyenne), Adrian & Ronnie Bunting, Jamie Twoheart, Jame (Elsie), Jeremiah, John, Harry (Albina), Norman (Bozo) Courchene. Special close friends: Jonah & Caleb, Tikanye, Ronnie Mandamin Jr., Jamal McDonald and Jamie Kakekagumick and all his hockey buddies and many numerous cousins, aunts and uncles. Nolan loved to play hockey, to make music with his buddies, he enjoyed playing baseball and floor hockey. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his grandparents, loved his computer and listening to music, and most of all he loved his family. His dream was to play for the Southeast Blades Jr. hockey team and to be on the N.H.L. The family would like to express our deepest gratitude to Mike Hunter, Val Fisher, Dean Letander, Gay McDonald of the First Response Team of Wabaseemoong and the Paramedics of the Lake of the Woods District Hospital, and an extra special thank you to Tiffany Twoheart and Kyle Bunting. Pallbearers will be his cousins: Terry Bunting, Larz Courchene, uncles Adrian, Brandon, David Bunting, Reinie Courchene, Harry, Ronnie Bunting & Donnie Courchene. Honourary pallbearers will be his brothers Dennie & Kyler, sisters Kristy & Autumne, friends Jonah, Caleb, Ronnie M., Jamal, aunties Gretchen, Darlene, Jennifer, Lindsey & Tiffany, Claudette, Michelle & Shannon. Traditional Wake will begin Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at Wabaseemoong First Nations. Traditional Funeral Service will begin on Friday, July 22, 2005 at 10:00 a.m., with burial to follow at Whitedog Cemetery. Oh, Lord, when he comes to you Up to your peaceful Heaven above, How does he get there? Will angels ride down On beautiful white horses? Will he have to go through a series of courses To prove his love for you? Will you reach for him and pull him up, or is it more tough? Will a staircase come before his feet? Is there someone on it that he should meet? Will there be a wall that he must climb? Will it take a lot of time? And must he look for a key? But whatever he need to do, Lord, I hope you will stand by by him. We will miss you, our baby boy. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Centre entrusted with arrangements. Traditional Funeral Service 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 22, 2005 Wabaseemoong First Nation July 21, 2005 Roy Cameron, of Whitedog First Nations Roy Cameron (Gizhibaagiizhiqueb), a resident of Whitedog First Nations, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2005 at London Health Science University Hospital. He is predeceased by his parents Adolphus and Flora Cameron, his brothers Jacob, Robert, Norbert (Harriette) Cameron, his sisters Eva Cameron, Agnes (Naz Sr.) Land, Barbara Muckle and William Cameron. As well as nieces Debbie, Jessie, Irene, Evaline, Rosie, his nephews Darnel, Lawrence and Barrette Land, Brian, Teddy, Duncan and Larry Cameron. He is survived by his wife Florence, his children Lillian, Howard (Jennifer), Martin, Mark (Cindy), Martha, his grandchildren Deanna, Cullen, Martin Jr., Carter, Marcus, Martina, his brother Cornelius (Mary Jane) Scott, and his sisters Emma Paishk, Mary (Stan) Cameron and Pricilla Kent, his brother- in-law Kenneth (Joy) Carpenter, father-in-law Eli Carpenter and mother-in- law Margaret Carpenter. Roy met the love of his life, when she was 14 years old, and they settled in the community to raise their children for 38 years. Roy built most of the houses and did other construction, as well as seasonal guiding for the surrounding campsites. He enjoyed playing hockey, baseball and square dancing. He was also a councillor for the community for about ten years. He will be sadly missed by his nieces and nephews, Alice (Robert) Anderson, Bradley, Marsha (Ray), Fawn (Amie), Claudette (Joe Jr.), Darryl, Naz Jr., Bryden (Bev), Conrade, Steven, Dora, Fred, Donna, Ronnie, Jerry, Jimmy, Teresa (Francis), Loretta, Rosella (Curtis), Ricky (Caroline), Glenn (Jackie), Ernie, David, Robert, Geraldine, Jimmy (Linda), Sandy (Tom), Rhonda, Val (Eric), Mary Jane Jr., Emily, Joyce, Edna, John, Linda, and Gord; as well as Olive Cameron and her children Adolphus (Cindy) Cameron, Gloria, Angela, Gilbert and Margaret. He will also be missed by many other nieces and nephews from near and far. He will also be missed by his foster children Rosaline Carpenter, Norris, Myra and Isaac Muckle. Pallbearers will be Lloyd Letander, Albert Land, Ray Wawence, George Boyd, Leslie Paishk, Louie Cameron, Alex Muckle, Fred Cameron Sr. A Wake Service will begin on Monday, July 25, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. A Traditional Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the residence of Roy and Florence Cameron with Isaac Mandamin officiating. Interment will follow at Whitedog Cemetery. We would like to thank all of the Doctors and Nursing staff at Lake of the Woods District Hospital and London Health Science University Hospital, as well as Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Centre for all their professionalism, guidance, care and compassion. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Centre entrusted with arrangements. July 22, 2005 Johnnie Quewezance, of Wabaseemong First Nations Johnnie Quewezance, a resident of Wabaseemoong First Nations, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2005 at Lake of the Woods District Hospital. Johnnie was predeceased by his parents John and Mary Quewezance, brothers Norman Quewezance, Archie Quewezance, Jimmie Smith, his daughter Briena Mooney, granddaughters Tracy Muckle, Ashley Muckle, grandson Marcel Quewezance and great grandson Zachary Kakekagumic. Johnnie will be sadly missed by his loving wife Grace Muckle, sons Larry (Flora) McDonald, Marvin (Gina) McDonald, Mark (Carol) Quewezance. His daughters Colleen (Charles) Quewezance, Beverly (Bryden) Muckle, Helen (Roger) Muckle, Teresa (Randy) Muckle, grandchildren John, Margaret Shawbedees, Anita, Clara, Julianna Cameron, Stacy Bigblood, Darcy, Randy, Taryn, Kyler Quewezance, Brent, Bryden, Donny, Naomi, Carl, Taylor, Raymond, Terry, Randy, Ray, George Muckle. As well as fifteen great grandchildren. He will also be missed by his brother Robert Quewezance, and family, his sister Mary T. Bunting and family, and numerous in-laws, cousins and friends. Johnnie was born in Whitedog. He spent his early years in Whitedog and Swan Lake. He also attended Cecelia Jaffray Residential School. As a young man Johnnie learned the ways of the land, a land that he would come to know so well. He raised his family by hunting, fishing and trapping. He also moved with the seasons to the rice fields and blueberry patches. He guided at local tourist camps for 26 years. In his later years he worked for Ontario Hydro for nine years, the last few as foreman. Johnnie was an avid guitar player, an all around musician, he could carry a tune on just about any instrument. He was also a craftsman, skilled in the art of woodworking. He was approached by people to make the Traditional Tikanagaan - there are lots of community members that own one of his Tikanagaans. Johnnie will be remembered for his sense of humour and wit. As we go on in life, it is comforting to know that Johnnie will be watching over us from above. We love you, Johnnie Quewezance. A Wake Service will begin on Monday, July 25, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at his residence, with burial to follow at the Whitedog Cemetery. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Centre entrusted with arrangements. Copyright c. 2005 Kenora Daily Miner and News. -=-=-=- July 25, 2005 Everett Lerat LERAT - On Thursday July 21, 2005, Everett Lerat, Cowessess First Nation passed away at the age of 52 years. The funeral service will be held in the Marieval Community Hall, Marieval, Sask., on Tuesday July 26, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. Cremation to follow with interment of cremated remains at a later date. A wake will be held in the Cowessess Hall on Monday commencing at 5:00. Everett was predeceased by his mother Irene Agecoutay. Everett is survived by two sons; Kelli Lerat, Vancouver, and Jonathan Lerat, Cowessess. Four daughters; Randi (David) Lerat, Calgary, Shelley (Jason) Lerat, Tonii-Lee Lerat and Renee Lerat all of Cowessess. Four grandchildren; Hailey, David-Brennan, Jalyn and Payton, his father Peter Lerat, Cowessess, stepmother Rosalie Kinistino, Ochapowace First Nation. He also leaves to mourn his brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews and friends and his good friend and mother of his children Denise Pelletier, cowessess. Arrangements entrusted to Tubman Cremation and Funeral Services 1-800-667-8962. Lila Jane Mcnabb MCNABB - On Saturday, July 23, 2005 Lila Jane McNabb, late of Gordon First Nation, passed away suddenly. Funeral arrangements are pending. Complete service details will appear in Tuesday's edition of the Leader Post. Arrangements are in the care of Lee Funeral Home 757-8645 Copyright c. 2000-2005 Regina Leader Post Group Inc. -=-=-=- July 22, 2005 Lyndon Shouting LYNDON GODFREY SHOUTING was called back to our Creator on July 12, 2005 at the age of 31 years. He leaves to mourn his wife of 12 years, Shawna Crazy Bull, 5 children, Godfrey, Jolaine, Jared, Jessica, and Justin Shouting, mother, Geraldine (Laurie) Across The Mountain, brothers, Wesley (Gwen) Shouting, Marlon, and Matthew Shouting, sisters, Michelle (Rod) Chapman and Deanna Shouting, nephew, L.J. Goodstriker, nieces, Sharmaine Shouting, Jasmine Goodstriker, Celina and Jamie Heavy Runner, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Holy Singer Sr., Aunties, Christine (Patrick) Little Bear, Mary-Ann, Bernadine, Delphine Holy Singer, Alvine (Lester) Low Horn, Ardith Wells, Shirley (Barnabas) Tall Man, Shiela (Danny) Many Fingers, uncles, Oliver (Ann) Shouting, Thomas (Rosaline) Holy Singer, Alvin (Denise) Wells, Duane (Kelly) Fox, great uncles, Ambruce Shouting, Jerome Shouting, Bernard (Agnes) Shouting, and Marcel Shouting. Lyndon was born on August 9, 1973. He attended school on the Reserve at Standoff Elementary and St. Mary's High School, where he completed grade 10. He also attended Life Skills at the Moses Lake Gym. After completing the program he attended a parenting program. He then went to Red Crow Community College. He enjoyed sports. He joined a boxing club as the youngest member in 1980-81. During his school years he played football with the St. Mary's Eagles. The surrounding farmers knew him to be very helpful in odd jobs. He also worked for Wayne Leavitt as a maintenance man for his rental units. Lyndon would always be eager to help others and his family members around their homes too. He made friends young and old wherever he went. He had a humorous way of telling stories and making people laugh. In spite of his battles and trials during his life, he still stood tall, proud, and remained humble. Lyndon was predeceased by his father, Frank Yezzelle, grandparents, Bertha Holy Singer and Arthur Wells, great grandparents Ambruce and Maggie Shouting, Victor and Mary Chief Moon and Frank Holy Singer, cousins, Bobby Holy Singer, Edward Holy Singer, Sheldon Holy Singer, Standford Tallow, Morris Tallow and Ian Black Plume. Lyndon will be sadly missed by his family, relatives, and in-laws, the Crazy Bull and Calling Last families. The Wake Service will be held on Thursday, July 21st, 2005 at the Moses Lake Gym, Cardston, commencing at 7:00 p.m. and continuing through the night. Church services will be held at 7:30 p.m. with Pastor Winston Bird. The Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, July 22nd, 2005 at St. Mary's Immaculate Conception Parish, Blood Reserve at 11:00 a.m., with Father Pawel Andrasz officiating. Interment in Blood Band Cemetery. Donations in memory of Lyndon gratefully received at Salmon Funeral Home. Arrangements entrusted to Salmon Funeral Home, Cardston, AB, 653-3844. July 23, 2005 Mary White Quills MRS. MARY WHITE QUILLS beloved wife of the late Mr. Arthur White Quills, of the Blood Reserve passed away at the Kainai Continuing Care Center on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at the age of 72 years. Funeral arrangements to be announced when completed. Arrangements entrusted to Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematorium, 381-7777. Copyright c. 2005 Alberta Newspaper Group, Inc./Lethbridge Herald.