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You will make a choice, if you will help her or let her die, and when She dies, you too, will die." __ John Hollow Horn, Oglala Lakota +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Indian Pledge of Allegiance | The Indian Pledge of Alleg- | | iance was first presented | I pledge allegiance to my Tribe,| on 2 December '93 during the | to the democratic principles | opening address of the Nat- | of the Republic | ional Congress of American | and to the individual freedoms | Indian Tribal-States Relat- | borrowed from the Iroquois and | ions Panel in Reno, NV. NCAI | Choctaw Confederacies, | plans distribution of the | as incorporated in the United | Indian Pledge to all Indian | States Constitution, | Nations. | so that my forefathers | | shall not have died in vain | Walk in Beauty! Night Owl +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ | Journey | In the summer and early fall | The Bloodline | of 1998 the Treaty Unity Riders | | rode a thousand miles on horse- | For all that live and live by law | back, carrying a staff and | We Stand, we Call, We Ride | praying each step of the way. | For All that fear and fear by sight | | We Hear, we Listen, we Ride | These prayers were offered for | For all that pray and pray by strength| each of us, and that the Unity | We Feel, we Move, we Ride | of all Peoples might happen. | For all that die and die by greed | | We Hurt, we Cry, we Ride | Tatanka Cante forwarded this | For all that birth and birth by right | poem on behalf of all the Unity | We Smile, we Hold, we Ride | Riders that we might stop and | For all that need and need by heart | ask if the next words we say, the | We Came, we Went, we Rode. | next act we make is for the good | | of the People or is it from ego | Treaty Unity Riders | for self. +- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -+ O'siyo Brothers and Sisters The home page of the Prosecuting Attorney of Nez Perce County Idaho proclaims the following: "The Nez Perce County Prosecutor's Office takes pride in providing services for victims, citizens and law enforcement officers. Our mission statement is "Do the right thing, at the the right time, in the right way". We have an experienced and professional staff of Deputy Prosecutors and office support. We are aggressive, fair and thorough in pursuing accountability for offenders. We are progressive and innovative in our approach toward special victims and the needs of those who have been injured." In this issue's "Native Justice" column we learn about a hate attack on a thirteen-year-old girl. Her crime? ... she is Indian. A white woman and her daughter have been arrested for the beating. I am reminded of an Apache brother who was killed by a racist in Tennessee. The perpetrator had a rap sheet several pages long, and was still walking free after his homicidal attack on an Apache family. He might still be walking free if it were not for letters and calls of outrage from readers of this newsletter. It is true this girl is not dead. She was hospitalized and she and her mother forced to move for their own protection. I assure you if there is not a clear message sent by the prosecutor's office these acts of hate by this woman, her daughter and her sons will not stop here. Please make sure the Prosecuting Attorney and the Nez Perce District Court know they are being watched by concerned citizens. Daniel L Spickler Prosecuting Attorney P.O. Box 1267 Lewiston, ID 83501 Phone: (208) 799-3073 Email:DanSpickler@co.nezperce.id.us NEZ PERCE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT 1230 Main St. P.O. Box 896 Lewiston ID 83501 Phone: (208) 799-3040 ' ' Gary Smith (*,*) wotanging@bellsouth.net P. O. Box 672168 (`-') gars@nanews.org Marietta, GA 30007, U.S.A. ===w=w=== http://www.nanews.org ----------- News of the people featured in this issue ----------- Editorial Section: - COBELL: Upcoming Trial . Stop the HATE now! tackles important Issues - Senators probing delay - YELLOW BIRD: Dreaming, in Tribal Recognition dawdling at Dahlen esker - Lumbee Leader to speak - GIAGO: I remember Kyle at Recognition Hearing - JODI RAVE: Put Indigenous - Little Shell to testify: Declaration to good use Recognition Frustrations - EDITORIAL: Shameful inaction - Lumbee Recognition fight ongoing on Indian Health Care - Misrepresentations - MNA adopt their own cloud Juaneno Application Harvesting Laws - Dorgan proposes doubling - Youth Programs receive Tribal College Funding much needed Funding - Drilling surge - Saskatchewan tackles projected across West affordable Housing Crisis - Native American Veterans - Red-X escapes Guantanamo Gulag! seen at risk - Tribal Judges: - Minn. Indians want more Case of killed Whale is Personal recognition of Tribal IDs - Hopi Council approves - Museum returns appeal of Court Decision Stolen Lock of Sitting Bull's Hair - Native Justice - In Oklahoma, -- Native American Girl attacked Native Tongues dying Fast -- Lewiston Woman jailed - Muscogee passing Tradition on in alleged Hate Crime thru Documentary - Rustywire: My Granddaughter Sings - Bison Face hunting - Del "Abe" Jones Poem: at Wyoming Refuge POW/MIA Recognition Day - American Indian Group - Turtle Island Project: gets cheap lobbying Michigan N.A. Roundtable - Upcoming Events --------- "RE: Senators probing delay in Tribal Recognition" --------- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:34:54 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON RECOGNITION DELAYS" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ article?AID=/20070917/NEWS01/70917008 Senators probing delay in tribal recognition By Tribune Staff September 17, 2007 Why it takes so many years for some Indian tribes seeking federal recognition to get answers from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs will be probed Wednesday by a U.S. Senate committee. John Sinclair, president of the unrecognized Great Falls-based Little Shell Chippewa Tribe, is among those scheduled to testify. Sen. Bryon Dorgan, D-North Dakota, chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, has asked tribal representatives from the Little Shell and other tribes seeking recognition to testify before the committee. Sen. John Tester, D-Mont., also serves on the committee. Dorgan spokesman Barry Piatt said the committee may issue a report recommending changes in the law to speed up the process. "It's kind of a diagnostic hearing to try and understand where this system is going wrong," Piatt said. The Little Shell Chippewa Tribe has been trying since 1978 through the Office of Federal Acknowledgement to be recognized. Copyright c. 2007 The Great Falls Tribune. --------- "RE: Lumbee Leader to speak at Recognition Hearing" --------- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:34:54 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON RECOGNITION DELAYS" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=272600 Lumbee leader to speak By Venita Jenkins Staff writer September 17, 2007 PEMBROKE - The Lumbee tribal chairman is scheduled to address a congressional committee Wednesday about flaws in the federal recognition process. Jimmy Goins will be one of four American Indian representatives to testify before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Also testifying are tribal chairmen from the Muscogee Nation of Florida, Little Shell of Chippewa Indians of Montana and the Grand River Bands of the Ottawa Indians in Michigan. All four tribes have legislation pending in the Senate that would grant them federal recognition, which could mean millions of dollars for housing, education, health care and economic development. The Department of Interior estimates that the Lumbees - based in Robeson County - could receive more than $400 million over five years. The Lumbees have sought recognition for more than a century. In June, a bill to extend recognition to the tribe passed the U.S. House. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. If the bill advances out of that committee, it would face a vote by the full Senate. On Wednesday, Goins and others will explain why the tribes should not be required to go through the Bureau of Indian Affairs' administrative process. "The tribe is looking forward to the opportunity to make its case why special legislation is needed in our situation," said Arlinda Locklear, a Lumbee lawyer representing the tribe. For several years, tribal and congressional leaders have complained about the long administrative process required for recognition. Information from the hearing will be used to determine whether the process needs to be revised. There are 314 letters of intent and petitions filed with the Bureau of Indian Affairs seeking federal recognition. Some of the petitions were submitted in 1978. At least 21 groups from North Carolina have petitioned the government for the status, according to a February 2006 Bureau of Indian Affairs status report. "This is a process that cannot only take years, but decades in some cases," said Barry Piatt, communications director for Sen. Byron Dorgan, who is chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. "If the process takes decades, something is not working right," Piatt said. "The senator and the committee are looking at ways that might improve the process." The tribal representatives will share their experiences with the Office of Federal Acknowledgement within the Bureau of Indian Affairs and discuss obstacles they faced, Piatt said. "This is kind of a diagnostic hearing to gather evidence from those who administer the process and those who have gone through it," he said. Tribes must meet seven criteria to be recognized by the Department of Interior. They include demonstrating that the tribe has been identified as an American Indian entity on a substantially continuous basis since 1900; showing that a predominant portion of the petitioning group comprises a distinct community and has existed as a community; and demonstrating that its members descend from one or more historical Indian tribes. The Lumbees first petitioned the bureau in 1980. It was deemed ineligible because of language in the 1956 Lumbee Act that prohibited the tribe from going through the administrative process. The 1956 Lumbee Act recognized Lumbees as Indians, but it barred any services the tribe could have received with full recognition. 11 studies Supporters of the Lumbee bill say the Department of Interior has 11 studies to prove the Lumbees are Indians and that the administrative process is designed for those who must prove their identity. Others fear that bypassing the administrative process would open a Pandora's box for any group that wants to gain federal recognition. Arlinda Locklear, the tribe's lawyer, said it's possible that the committee could move the Lumbee bill to the Senate based on information provided during Wednesday's hearing. "The Senate committee had a full hearing on the bill in the last Congress and not much has changed in the bill," Locklear said. Legislation has been voted out of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee twice before, but the bills died on the Senate floor. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, who submitted the Lumbee Bill earlier this year, plans to introduce Goins and question the panel. "Sen. Dole thinks this week's hearing is a very good step," said Katie Hallaway, a spokesman in Dole's office. "She hopes it will not only bring attention to the Lumbee's quest but also emphasize the unique situation the Lumbees are in regarding the BIA process." There are no plans to push for another hearing on the Lumbee Acknowledgement Bill, Hallaway said. "Her goal is to move it out of the committee as quickly as possible," she said. Staff writer Venita Jenkins can be reached at jenkinsv@fayobserver.com or (910) 738-9158. Copyright c. 2007 The Fayetteville Observer. --------- "RE: Little Shell to testify: Recognition Frustrations" --------- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:09:56 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="JOHN SINCLAIR, LITTLE SHELL CHIPPEWA, TO TESTIFY" http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ article?AID=/20070918/NEWS01/709180302 Little Shell leader to testify on federal recognition frustrations By KARL PUCKETT Tribune Staff Writer September 18, 2007 John Sinclair, president of the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe, is hoping a heartbreaking story about a child hits home with federal lawmakers and leads to a brighter future for the Great Falls-based tribe. Sinclair will testify before the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. on the recognition process the federal government uses to recognize the nation's Indian tribes. He will tell committee members about the 1985 case of a Little Shell child who was placed in foster care with a non-native family and later died because of physical abuse. The tribe couldn't intervene in that child welfare case, or any other, because it was not federally recognized. It still can't. "Hopefully, that will break their hearts," Sinclair said. More than 20 years after the tragic case - and after more than a century of seeking recognition - the tribe still is not recognized by the U.S. government. Federal lawmakers are beginning to question why it's taking so long for recognition requests of the nation's Indian tribes to be processed. The federal recognition process is the focus of the hearing, which will feature first-hand accounts from officials of tribes seeking recognition and the head of the Federal Acknowledgement Office of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. "No one should have to wait 30 years to get an answer to a question," said Barry Piatt, a spokesman for Sen. Bryon Dorgan, D-North Dakota, the committee's chairman. Federal acknowledgement is critical to tribes because it establishes a government-to-government relationship between the United States and the tribes, making them eligible to receive funding and services from the BIA. "We're not after the dirty 'R' word - reservation," Sinclair said. Depending on what they learn, committee members could issue a report or recommend changes in the law to speed up the recognition process, Piatt said. "It's kind of a diagnostic hearing to try and understand where this system is going wrong," Piatt said. As part of its quest, the Little Shell applied for recognition through the Office of Federal Acknowledgement in 1978. The tribe has been recognized by the state of Montana and all seven other tribal nations in the state and even has its own state license plate. Preliminary recognition came from the Office of Federal Recognition in 2000 and an anthropologist is scheduled to travel to the area in October to interview tribal members, said Toni Jo Atchison, the tribe's tobacco abuse prevention specialist. She said the tribe could know as soon as February 2008 about the final recognition. The Little Shell has an estimated enrollment of 4,500. Many of the members live in Great Falls, although Sinclair said they are scattered about the state. Russell Boham, executive director of the Little Shell, said committee members are "interested in finding out from us the brokenness of the administrative process." Tribes recently have turned to federal legislation in their quests for recognition. Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg and Max Baucus and Jon Tester, the state's senators, introduced legislation in March that would bring national recognition to the Little Shell. Matt McKenna, a spokesman for Tester, who serves on the Indian Affairs Committee, said the senator wants the administrative process streamlined so legislation becomes unnecessary. Piatt said tribes have "thrown up their hands" and turned to the legislative process out of frustration. The Little Shell want both the administrative and legislative avenues of recognition to remain open, Sinclair said. To be recognized, seven criteria must be met. For example, tribes have to show they have been in continuous social and political existence and descend from a historical Indian tribe or tribes. While waiting for recognition, Little Shell officials say members have died from inadequate health care and Indian children have been adopted to non-Indian parents, sometimes with tragic consequences. Sinclair hopes the story of the foster child who died hits home with the senators. "That's my aim," he said. The Little Shell, because they are not federally recognized, do not qualify for child custody services under the Indian Child Welfare Act. Therefore, the tribe could not intervene and place the child with a family member another native family, Sinclair said. Reach Tribune Staff Writer Karl Puckett at 791-1471, 800-438-6600 or kpuckett@greatfallstribune.com. Copyright c. 2007 The Great Falls Tribune. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: Lumbee Recognition fight ongoing" --------- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:01:42 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TUSCARORA PROTEST HEARINGS" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/ 2007/09/24/StateNational/Lumbee.Recognition.Fight.Ongoing-2985908.shtml Lumbee recognition fight ongoing Tuscarora protest Senate hearings By: Stephen Largen, Staff Writer The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has a new hurdle to overcome in its decades-long fight for federal recognition: intertribal feuding with the Tuscarora Nation of Indians. Katherine Magnotta, traditional council chairwoman of the Tuscarora, attended a Senate hearing last week that addressed the possibility of federal recognition for the Lumbees, but she was not allowed to testify. She said her tribe is angry about the Lumbees' pursuit of federal recognition, which requires a clear tribal lineage, because members believe the bill would lump them together with a tribe that has oppressed them and stolen their heritage. "They have been using the history of our people to get recognition," she said. The leadership and ancestry of the two tribes overlap, and the Tuscarora believe they deserve federal recognition - and the benefits that entails - more than the Lumbees. Last week's hearing highlighted the difficulties the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has in conveying that complex history in the advice it gives Congress on recognition. Bureau officials and some senators said during the hearing that the statute's requirement of a clear lineage makes federal recognition unlikely for the Lumbees. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., testified to open the hearing and urged the committee to send her Lumbee recognition bill to the Senate floor for a full vote, which is the only way the Lumbees can gain federal recognition. Dole introduced the bill this month to grant federal recognition to the tribe. She has repeatedly tried to pass a Lumbee recognition bill during her five years in the Senate. A similar bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year. Federal recognition would make the Lumbees eligible for education, health care and economic development opportunities, which would significantly benefit both the tribe and the regional economy. Robeson County, where most of the Lumbees live, is one of the poorest counties in the state. Amy Auth, a Dole spokeswoman, stated in an e-mail that Dole has pushed the legislation not only for the potential economic benefits but also because she believes it's a way of righting a historical wrong. "The Lumbee Tribe is the largest American-Indian tribe east of the Mississippi River and the largest nonfederally recognized tribe in the United States," Auth stated. "They have been unfairly deprived full federal recognition for more than a century." North Carolina is home to 53,000 Lumbees and 400 Tuscaroras. Auth said Dole respects the Tuscarora. "While she may disagree with the Tuscarora over their opposition to the Lumbee Recognition Act, Sen. Dole is always willing to listen to their concerns." Magnotta said the meetings with Dole have amounted to no concrete action from the senator. The Lumbee Tribe's chairman, Jimmy Goins, who testified at the hearing, declined to comment for this story. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. Lumbee History 101 * 1711-1712: Cheraws, ancestors of the Lumbees, participate in intertribal warfare against the Tuscarora in northeastern North Carolina. Thousands of Tuscaroras were killed or enslaved. * 1868: The N.C. Constitution is amended to give American Indians the rights of citizenship stripped from them in 1835. * 1885: North Carolina officially recognizes the Lumbee tribe. * 1952: A community referendum determines the name of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. * 1956: The federal government recognizes the tribe with the Lumbee Act but does not grant it benefits other tribes receive. The act prohibits traditional recognition through the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the tribe. * 1987: Lumbees petition the U.S. Department of the Interior for federal acknowledgment. * May 2007: The House passes its bill to recognize the Lumbee. Copyright c. 2007 The Daily Tar Heel. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Misrepresentations cloud Juaneno Application" --------- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:01:42 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="JUANENO RECOGNITION HITS BIG SNAGS" http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415808 Misrepresentations, NCAI resolution cloud Juaneno application by: Jerry Reynolds / Indian Country Today Analysis September 24, 2007 WASHINGTON - On the eve of a BIA Office of Federal Acknowledgment decision on the Juaneno bid for federal recognition, Anthony Rivera has associated himself with misrepresentations that seek to bolster his credibility as the band's chairman while giving new interest to the allegations of a faction that disputes his leadership. The misrepresentations, printed over Rivera's signature in the September edition of Juaneno Tribal News, concern statements attributed to Indian Country Today on the basis of three separate interviews in as many months with four band members, including Rivera, and a lobbyist hired by the Rivera administration, Paul Moorehead of Drinker Biddle and Reath in Washington. The attributions are false, and one appears to be a particularly brazen fabrication - the concept that anyone (in this instance, alleges the newsletter, Rivera rival David Belardes) could "own" or pay to own an application for federal recognition. Rivera agreed the newsletter's attributions are mistaken. He red-flagged them in the editorial process, but by an oversight they made it into print anyway, he said. Moorehead said he had not seen the newsletter as of late Friday, Sept. 21. Rivera offered to print corrections in the next edition of the newsletter. But with an OFA decision on the Juaneno due on or before Sept. 26, according to OFA director Lee Fleming, that won't be soon enough for Billy Horton of Hard Count Inc. or for Belardes, a former chairman of the band who is now represented by Horton. Horton has insisted for months now that Rivera owes the many organizational endorsements of his chairmanship to a pattern of misrepresentation that relies on first achieving visibility, either through his presence or alleged monetary and in-kind donations, and then requesting an endorsement of his leadership without acknowledging the factions that challenge it. He offered the newsletter accounts as proof of a pattern of misrepresentation on Rivera's part. Horton has not substantiated his allegations of a pattern of misrepresentation and influence-peddling behind Rivera's endorsements, and the minutes and eyewitness accounts behind a National Congress of American Indians resolution of support for the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians Acjachemen Nation actually refute them in the case of NCAI. A nationally prominent tribal leader in southern California, where the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association has endorsed Rivera and the Juaneno, declined to comment for the time being because the Juaneno recognition bid is at a delicate stage. Rivera does not acknowledge factions within the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians Acjachemen Nation that has elected him chairman. All of the supposed "factions" are in fact individuals, he contends, adding that only the band he leads constitutes a government. The Interior Department, of which the BIA and OFA are agencies, has identified Rivera "and the governing body he represents" as a spokesman for the band in the active consideration phase of its petition for federal recognition. Interior treats Belardes as an interested party, but its phrasing goes further: "The governing body represented by Mr. David Belardes will be treated as an 'interested party."' Though the general council under Rivera voted to eject Belardes from that governing body, Interior describes him years afterward as still representing a governing body. Rivera presented a support resolution for the band under his leadership at the 2005 NCAI annual conference in Tulsa, Okla. NCAI's policy on federal recognition is that all tribes deserve a fair process, according to NCAI general counsel John Dossett. Based on the precedent of a previous resolution in favor of federal recognition for another tribe, Rivera successfully argued that his resolution should be considered. But it was debated in committee, and in subcommittee, and the general assembly voted on it. In the process, the resolution was stripped of Rivera's name and of territorial designations. The support resolution that passed spelled "Acjachemen" with two e's instead of two lower-case A's, a significant difference in some quarters. But Belardes acknowledges that the spelling and pronunciation of the word occur in many variants, and Rivera said that in exasperation, after a long day of salvaging any resolution at all, "They could have spelled it in Greek for all I cared." The ambiguities of NCAI's policy and the processing of the Juaneno resolution in its original and amended versions led Dossett to characterize the resolution as "a mistake." Moorehead said he's not going to argue with NCAI's general counsel, but added that his understanding of NCAI resolutions is that once adopted by the general assembly, they can only be revoked by the general assembly. In Denver in November, Dossett said, NCAI will consider clarifying its policy on support resolutions for tribes that are in the process of seeking federal recognition. NCAI will also consider revoking all previous support resolutions for non-federally recognized tribes, he said. Regarding Horton's allegations of a pattern of misrepresentation on Rivera's part, eyewitness accounts and the NCAI minutes demonstrate that consideration of the Juaneno resolution took place in the full light of day and due process, with full opportunity for all sides of the issue to make their case. All sides agree that with Juaneno ancestral territory extending into the phenomenally lucrative Los Angeles gaming market, gaming prospects and their representatives have had a bearing on the factionalism acknowledged by Interior. Belardes admits that through "a friend of a friend," he first explored gaming as an option for the band, while he was chairman in the early 1990s. "We got caught up in the gaming issues. It was new to us. ... I don't think anybody understood our sovereignty or anything. They were looking at the gaming money, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It was like a runaway train. I couldn't stop it. ... Seeing the fight, seeing the people get involved in the greed, was really disheartening. ... It was craziness, it was unbelievable. "People couldn't understand that Juaneno sovereignty pre-dated the United States." He sought legal advice that soon discredited a too-good-to-be-true contract that had been offered the band. Then-vice chair Jean Frietze and other council members signed the contract, according to Rivera and to documents provided by Horton, in part precipitating an election dispute between Frietze and Belardes. Belardes did not sign the contract and did not run for chairman again. Frietze won the election, which Belardes considers illegitimate and Rivera describes as certified. Belardes asserted himself as the Juaneno chief, arguing that his status did not change. He retained a following according to Juaneno tradition, he said. Rivera succeeded Frietz. He said the general council revoked the contract shortly afterward, and described it all as "ancient history." Gaming remains an option for the tribe but not a goal, Rivera said, approving the words of current vice chair Fran Yorba. Rivera reiterated that neither he nor his administration have signed contracts with gaming interests. Belardes also considers gaming an option. But because of local opposition and the Juaneno disputes, he considers a tribal casino a distant prospect. "We're so far away from that. ... I think we're going to have to do some other [business] venues if we get recognized, if we get that far." Whatever the preliminary OFA decision due by Sept. 26, Belardes and other observers (lobbyists who spoke on condition of anonymity because of other client interests) expressed doubt the office has gotten clear on Juaneno leadership. "It's all of us or none of us," he said. "You can't be arguing ... We get to tearing each other apart before we get through the government's process and they'll tear us apart for sure." Copyright c. 1998 - 2007 Indian Country Today. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Dorgan proposes doubling Tribal College Funding" --------- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:34:54 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TRIBAL COLLEGE FUNDING" http://www.devilslakejournal.com/articles/2007/09/17/news/news01.txt Dorgan proposes doubling tribal college funding By Mike Bellmore - Features Editor September 17, 2007 Cynthia Lindquist-Mala, head of Cankdeska Cikana Community College at Fort Totten, says Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) has always been supportive of the 34 tribal colleges across the country. So it was no surprise to her to hear that an amendment offered by Dorgan recently in the U.S. Senate to double funding to tribal colleges to help with building improvements and infrastructure was approved. "We've made some progress, but we've been underfunded for years," she said. "We've never been fully funded at equal levels, but Dorgan has always been supportive of us." Dorgan's amendment, which was co-sponsored by Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), will increase to $5 million the federal funding devoted to the Tribal Colleges and Universities program. Through the program, tribal colleges and universities receive funding on a competitive basis to improve their facilities and help expand the role of the schools in their respective communities. All of North Dakota's tribal colleges have benefited from the program. The Fort Totten-based college, on the Spirit Lake Reservation, has received nearly $1.6 million since 2002 for projects on its campus. "Our tribal colleges provide an avenue for students who want to advance their education and their career, and that's a critical function for our American Indian communities," Dorgan says. "This amendment will help make sure these schools have the resources they need to train their students and to expand their involvement with the community. That will not only improve the education for American Indian students, but can bring services like health care and job training to the community." Dorgan's amendment was added to the Fiscal Year 2008 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill, which was approved by the Senate. He is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Copyright c. 2007 Devils Lake Journal. --------- "RE: Drilling surge projected across West" --------- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:09:56 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="DRILLING TO INCREASE ACROSS NETWORK" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/68730.html Report: Drilling surge projected across West By MATHEW BROWN | Associated Press September 18, 2007 BILLINGS, Mont. - Oil and gas drilling on federal lands across the Rocky Mountain West could increase by more than 160 percent over the next two decades, in part because of pro-industry regulations enacted by the Bush administration, according to a report released Monday by an environmental group. The Washington, D.C.-based Wilderness Society analyzed drilling plans and said oil and gas exploration was poised to push into some of the West's most environmentally sensitive areas. That includes plans to drill in Colorado's Roan Plateau, the Upper Green River Basin in Wyoming and Montana's portion of the Powder River Basin. "The impacts of this type of development would be truly staggering. It would likely well exceed 1 million acres," said the Wilderness Society's Nada Culver, who authored the report. "This is the time to take a step back and consider what current levels of drilling are already doing to our public and private lands." At least one federal official questioned the accuracy of the report, arguing it appeared to be based partially on plans that are not yet final. The report comes amid a bitter debate in Washington over the national security benefits of domestic drilling versus its potential effects on water, air quality and wildlife. Congress is considering legislation that would reverse portions of the administration's 2005 Energy Policy Act to tighten oversight of drilling. Backers of the legislation, sponsored by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, contend reforms are needed to ensure adequate environmental protection wherever drilling occurs. Industry representatives counter that the proposed changes would hamper future development and undermine attempts to wean the country off foreign fuels. "The fact that energy companies are working with the federal government to ensure our nation has an adequate supply of energy for years to come - that seems like a good thing," said Marc Smith, executive director of the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States. Smith said the Rockies now produce about 25 percent of the country's natural gas and 9 percent of its oil. That figure has risen steadily under the Bush administration, which has exempted some drilling proposals from environmental reviews and told federal regulators to speed up the approval process for new permits. More than 126,000 new oil and gas wells have been approved or are under review for federal lands in Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Utah and New Mexico, according to the Wilderness Society report. Wyoming would see the most activity: 58,000 new wells. By comparison, the five states had 77,000 wells producing oil or natural gas as of earlier this year. Plans to sharply increase that number have not gone unchallenged. In Colorado, for example, a proposal to drill up to 1,570 new wells over 20 years on the Roan Plateau west of Denver has drawn opposition from hunting and fishing groups, environmentalists and members of the state's congressional delegation. Monday's report analyzed drilling plans under consideration or already approved by the federal Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service. Wells proposed for private or state lands were not considered. A similar analysis in 2006 found 118,730 wells were planned. The increase in this year's figure was due largely to new drilling proposals in Wyoming and Colorado. BLM spokeswoman Michelle Barret said the numbers used in the report appeared to be "at the high end of what is even possible." Many of the drilling projections cited, she added, included figures from long-range "scoping" documents or other planning documents that are not final. "It's clear they're trying to imply all of these wells are all going to be approved and drilled. I'm confident that's not going to happen," she said. The Pelosi-sponsored energy bill was approved by the House in August on a 241-172 vote. Most of the reforms it called for were not included in a Senate energy bill passed in June. That means the two chambers will have to work out compromise legislation sometime this fall. With some Democrats opposed to the House version, the Wilderness Society's Dave Alberswerth said his group must enlist Republican support for the changes to prevail. "There simply aren't enough Democrats who are sympathetic to our perspective to put it over the top," he said. Smith described as slim the chance the Senate would accept the House changes to the 2005 energy act. Two years after passing the act, Smith said he doubted many senators would want to roll back many of its provisions. Copyright c. 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2007, Santa Fe New Mexican, all rights reserved. --------- "RE: Native American Veterans seen at risk" --------- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:34:06 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="PTSD AMONG NATIVE VETS" http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/ 2007/09/17/native_american_veterans_seen_at_risk/ Native American veterans seen at risk Region lags in efforts to help stress-afflicted By Anna Badkhen, Globe Correspondent September 17, 2007 Mental health workers are looking for new ways to help Native American service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. In some parts of the United States, specialists are combining modern treatments with traditional healing methods, employing medicine men, participating in sweat lodges, and asking tribal elders to encourage veterans to seek professional medical help. But in New England, the effort to reach out to Native American veterans is lagging, mental health specialists and some Native Americans say. At risk, they say, are thousands of Native American veterans, who historically are more susceptible to combat trauma than other troops, but who also are less likely to seek, and receive, mental health help from government-operated agencies as their non-Indian comrades. Studies of Native American veterans who fought in Vietnam showed that they were twice as likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder as other veterans. Although no one has studied the prevalence of trauma among Native American veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental health workers anticipate that those troops may suffer from similarly high levels of trauma. At least 18,000 of the 22,000 Native Americans currently in uniform had been deployed at least once to Iraq or Afghanistan as of July, according to the US Department of Defense. Recent Army studies have found that up to 30 percent of soldiers coming home from Iraq suffer from depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder. The studies did not include other branches of the military. New England centers operated by the federal Department for Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for providing mental healthcare to veterans, employ coordinators, usually members of a minority group, who attend some tribal powwows and invite the region's approximately 10,000 Native American veterans to take advantage of the agency's programs. The VA hospital in Bedford holds an annual powwow on the hospital grounds, to which the veterans are invited. "We work with the North American Indian Center," another federally funded organization serving more than 5,000 Native Americans in Greater Boston, "to learn all of the [tribal] events that are being planned, and then we try to make it to these events," said Shirley Jackson, a minority coordinator for the Boston VA. Jackson said she sometimes refers Native American veterans to the center. But the efforts fall short of reaching most Native American veterans because many of them do not trust the federal government and the services it offers, say some Indian veterans and mental health workers who work for the VA. "The [Indian] community's past dealings with federal agencies as a whole, some of these experiences may not have been very positive," said Jay Shore, a Denver psychologist who works with Indian veterans. "Historically. . . the Indian vets may have good reason not to feel very comfortable in the system." Native American veterans are four times less likely to receive healthcare than other veterans, according to the congressional testimony in 2004 of Gordon Mansfield, a deputy secretary for veterans' affairs. "You can't go in and say, 'I'm the VA, I have a cure for you, come take it.' You have to win their trust. You have to go back and ask, again and again," said W.J. "Buck" Richardson, a VA minority coordinator in Montana. To make its programs more effective for Native American veterans, the agency must tailor its services to the cultural needs of those veterans, reaching out to tribal elders and families to persuade the veterans to accept the agency's help, said Mose Hearne, a mental health counselor at the North American Indian Center of Boston who is a veteran of the Gulf War and a member of the Mohawk tribe. The Narragansett tribe in Rhode Island holds a dance honoring veterans during its annual powwow. But Alberta H. Stanton-Wilcox, a veteran of the war in Korea and a tribal elder, said the VA has never asked to join it. "They can always contact me here if they want to," said Stanton-Wilcox. James Cates, chairman of the Texas-based National Native American Veterans Association, said the federal agency also must embrace the use of sweat lodges, dances, and medicine men. The veterans "would be better served if there were more of traditional healing methods available to them," Cates said. In some parts of the country, the Department of Veterans Affairs is already using traditional Native American healing techniques. Hearne pointed to the programs as efforts the VA in New England should consider adopting. Copyright c. 2007 Boston Globe, The New York Times Company. --------- "RE: Minn. Indians want more recognition of Tribal IDs" --------- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:34:54 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="TRIBAL ID CARDS" http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/ web/2007/09/10/tribalids/?rsssource=1 American Indians want more recognition of tribal IDs by Tom Robertson, Minnesota Public Radio September 18, 2007 Some American Indians in Minnesota are upset that their tribal identification cards aren't recognized off the reservation as legitimate ID. Tribes have issued ID cards to their members for years. A state law passed last year makes tribal IDs an acceptable form of identification just like a drivers license. But some Indians say their ID cards are still being rejected. -- Bemidji, Minn. - Kevin Mahto is a member of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe. He lives just around the corner from a Bemidji pawnshop, and knows owner Don Josefson by name. On a recent day, Mahto stopped in to pawn a full- length coat. "Hey Don," Mahto says. "Hi Kevin, how ya doing?" Josefson replies. "Pretty good this morning," Mahto says. "I'd like to pawn this item. And I'd like to get 25 bucks for it." Kevin Mahto"OK, I can do that. You got an ID?" says Josefson. Josefson and Mahto know what's going to happen next. The only ID Mahto carries is his Red Lake tribal identification card. Josefson can't accept the card, even though it has Mahto's photo and a lot of the same information that's found on a Minnesota drivers license. Pawnshops are government-regulated, so Josefson is required by law to ask for an ID. He can accept Canadian IDs or IDs from other states. But the computer system he's mandated to use isn't set up to accept tribal IDs. Josefson says he's frustrated not only because he's losing business, but because he thinks not accepting tribal IDs is wrong. Tribal ID card"This is not New York City. This is Bemidji, Minnesota," Josefson says. "I know a good deal of these people personally, and unless they've been lying to me since they were 15, they are who they say they are. But I can't do business with them, because they don't have a Minnesota state-issued ID." Technically, when Josefson rejects a tribal ID he violates a state law passed just last year. The law says that if a Minnesota drivers license is an acceptable form of ID under state law, then a tribal ID is, too. But here's where things start to get complicated. The law applies only to specific situations where people are required by the state to show an ID. Pawning something at a pawn shop, for example. Or buying tobacco or alcohol. The law says tribal IDs are now an acceptable form of identification in those sorts of transactions. Even in the limited situations where the law applies, some say things aren't going very well. Some businesses in the state still have signs hanging by their cash registers declaring that tribal IDs aren't accepted. According to Audrey Thayer, coordinator of the Greater Minnesota Justice Project, a program of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, Indians have had trouble for years using their tribal IDs to buy a pack of cigarettes, cash or write checks or board an airplane. Thayer says American Indians are starting to complain about tribal ID rejection. Thayer says her office and other American Indian advocacy groups will soon start pushing the issue. She says a lawsuit over tribal IDs has already been filed in Hennepin County, and more suits could be in the making. "I'm moving rather quickly now to negotiate, and work with the county and the cities in the areas up here so that we don't have to have suits. No one wants to have suits filed against them," says Thayer. One of the issues tribal governments are going to have to resolve deals with ID card security. The new law says tribal IDs must contain security features that make them impervious to tampering or duplication. But many tribal IDs may not meet the vague standards set out in the 2006 law. Beltrami County Attorney Tim Faver says that makes the situation confusing. He says state agencies are working with tribes to establish clear criteria for secure tribal IDs. Faver says until there's some uniformity to the tribal cards, there will continue to be problems. "It is really not fair in my mind that a clerk in a convenience store or, quite frankly, a city or county government, to be making the determination in a given case as to what ID card meets the requirements of the statute," says Faver. "I think those are standards that need to be further defined and set by the state." What Indian tribes in Minnesota would like to see is full recognition of tribal IDs as legitimate forms of identification everywhere. The new state law doesn't do that. A video store, for example, can still turn away American Indians who want to use their ID to rent a movie. Observers say it may be difficult for the state of Minnesota to force private businesses to honor tribal IDs. Minnesota Public Radio Copyright c. 2007. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Museum returns Stolen Lock of Sitting Bull's Hair" --------- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:34:54 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HAIR AND LEGGINGS RETURNED BY MUSEUM" http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070917/lf_afp/lifestyleusculture_070917221814 Museum returns stolen lock of Sitting Bull's hair to descendants September 17, 2007 WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US museum has decided to return a lock of hair and leggings worn by legendary American Indian chief Sitting Bull after learning that they were stolen by an army doctor at the time of his death more than 100 years ago. "As part of doing research on our collection as part of the repatriation law, we realized how these objects had been acquired and they hadn't been acquired properly," said Bill Billeck, director of the National Museum of Natural History's Repatriation Office. "That's the reason why it has triggered us to do this work and to look for family members," he said. Sitting Bull was a Lakota chief best known for defeating General George Custer in the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana. He was killed on December 15, 1890, two weeks before the Battle of Wounded Knee, the last major battle between US forces and American Indians. The lock of hair is braided and narrow, about 16 inches (40 centimeters) long, and the wool leggings are a traditional type worn by Indians of the period, Billeck said. After Sitting Bull's death, his body was transported to a military fort where an army doctor, Horace Deeble, took the hair and leggings and six years later sent them to the museum for display. "These are the only objects that I know that this doctor took. There are many objects that Sitting Bull owned during his life in the US that are in collections across the country," Billeck said. "The question that we often have is there are many more objects than probably he could have ever had, because he was famous and things were attributed to him that may not be from him." However, the Sitting Bull's great-grandson Ernie LaPointe, who requested the items be returned, said he was grateful to finally have them back. The repatriation "will bring closure to my grandfather and I hope that it will lead to a healing among the lineal and collateral descendants of Sitting Bull and the Lakota Nation," he said. Copyright c. 2007 Agence France Presse. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: In Oklahoma, Native Tongues dying Fast" --------- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:09:56 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LANGUAGES DYING" http://www.pechanga.net/ http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGB5BYH8R6F.html In Oklahoma, Native Tongues Dying Fast By RICK WEISS The Washington Post September 19, 2007 WASHINGTON - Oklahoma has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the five worst "language-loss hotspots" in the world - places where native languages are going extinct the fastest - according to a new analysis released Tuesday. The Sooner State's inclusion in the global top five is a reminder, researchers said, that the United States has a long history of linguistic diversity and that the problem of language extinctions is not limited to distant lands. Of the approximately 7,000 languages spoken around the globe, about half are expected to disappear in this century, said K. David Harrison, a Swarthmore College linguist and co-director of the Enduring Voices project. That project, a collaboration between the National Geographic Society and the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages of Salem, Ore., assembled the latest statistics on global language loss. While previous analyses have focused on individual languages that have just one or a few surviving speakers, Harrison and his colleagues took a geographic approach, identifying where in the world languages are disappearing fastest. Oklahoma and nearby areas of the American Southwest, it turns out, have an extremely rich linguistic fabric because of the many Native American tribes that were corralled there in the 1800s. Today those languages are disappearing by the month, and with them a treasure trove of ecological insights, culinary and medicinal secrets and complex cultural histories, including mythologies that can teach a lot about universal human fears and aspirations, Harrison said: Following in the footsteps of early colonialists, but carrying high- quality digital video and audio equipment instead of guns and trinkets, the Enduring Voices project has launched a number of expeditions to document dying languages, about half of which have no written form. Where there is interest in preserving those tongues, it has helped create teaching materials for use in local classrooms. Among those on the brink of extinction in Oklahoma is Yuchi, a language native to the same-named tribe from Tennessee and thought to be unrelated to any other in the world. It is spoken by just a handful of elders because youngsters in government boarding schools were punished if they veered from English. Yuchi tales tell of Earth's creation from water with the help of a crawfish and the emergence of the tribe's forbears from a drop of menstrual blood in the sky. The other four hot spots are: * Northern Australia, where project members recorded the last known speaker of Amurdag - a man who remembers about 100 words that he last heard spoken by his now deceased father. * Central South America, where the Kallawaya of Bolivia have for at least 400 years maintained a secret language about medicinal plants. * The Northwest Pacific Plateau, where there is but a single woman who can still speak Siletz Dee-ni, the last of 27 languages once spoken on Oregon's Siletz reservation. * Eastern Siberia, where a high proportion of the 23 known tongues are unrelated to any other languages in the world. TBO.com - Copyright c. 2007 Media General Inc. All Rights Reserved --------- "RE: Muscogee passing Tradition on thru Documentary" --------- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:09:56 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GIVING MVSKOKE YOUTH THE TOOLS TO LEARN FROM THE PAST" http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=9023 Muscogee Creek's passing tradition on thru documentary Gerald Wofford September 18, 2007 When Native Americans talk about the past, it is often stressed of how 'self-sufficient' they were long ago. How the languages of the tribes helped them to communicate and how their hunting, fishing, and farming skills kept them sustained long before the arrival of European settlers. In the area of farming, food production was so important in keeping the traditional ways alive in a healthy outlet. Today, many organizations continue to keep the ideas and goals alive of their traditional ancestors. According to their brochure, the Mvskoke (pronounced Muscogee) Food Sovereignty Initiative (MFSI), a non-profit organization based in Okmulgee, Oklahoma is dedicated to enabling the Mvskoke people and their neighbors to provide for their food and health needs, now and in the future through sustainable agriculture, economic development, community development as well as cultural and educational programs. One educational venture the program is creating is a film production about the importance of traditional food history and the preservation of knowledge about it. A documentary film project to help engage youth to interview and learn from elders to be more aware of their food system and the Mvskoke food heritage will begin meeting. This will be a youth-led project where they (youth) will take the lead in planning, filming, editing and marketing the final product. "We have grant money from the First Nations Development Institute to help support this project," says Vicky Karhu, who serves as Executive Director of MFSI. Karhu says MFSI will begin to plan meetings in the coming weeks and the project will culminate in a film festival in the spring to debut the film. "Please think of any and all youth that you would like to see become involved with this project," says Karhu. "They can be from your family, church, grounds, youth organization or just friends. We will make plans to start a regular shooting/interviewing schedule. This project is open to all people in the area." MFSI also provides technical, garden and website development assistance to community groups and organizations interested in establishing and maintaining community gardens. The organization also maintains a database of resources and information for: community gardens, traditional knowledge, natural meat production, natural and small farming techniques with a hands on approach. If you are interested in becoming involved with the film project or learning more about the services of the MFSI, contact Karhu at (918) 756-5915 or at (918) 470-3819. Native American Times. Copyright c. 2005 All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: Bison Face hunting at Wyoming Refuge" --------- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:34:54 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="THREAT TO FREE RANGE BISON HERD" http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070915/D8RLP77G0.html Bison Face Hunting at Wyoming Refuge By MATTHEW BROWN September 15, 2007 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - In the three decades since 18 bison stumbled onto a federal elk feeding ground outside this mountain town, the herd has ballooned to 1,200 animals - one of the largest groups of bison in the United States. But the National Elk Refuge was not created for bison, 6-foot-tall, 1- ton brutes also known as buffalo. Since their arrival, the bison have pushed elk off the refuge's artificial feed lines, trampled its 25,000 acres of grasslands and introduced diseases that put livestock at risk. Beginning Saturday, refuge officials and state wildlife officials will hold annual hunts aimed at cutting down the herd by at least 700 animals over the next few years. Hunters are entitled to one bison each. Meanwhile, the artificial feeding will continue each winter, angering animal rights groups and environmentalists who say the government is baiting bison to unnecessary slaughter. Refuge managers agreed that feeding the very bison they want hunters to shoot was not ideal. They said the conservative politics of northwest Wyoming - home to Vice President Dick Cheney and a strong hunting culture that is a driving economic force - gave them little choice. "It's a political compromise," said Eric Cole, the refuge's wildlife biologist. "The worst-case scenario is the hunt doesn't happen and we have 1,200 bison. That's a lot of mouths for a limited land base." Through a separate hunt, federal and state officials want to reduce the refuge's elk population, from almost 8,000 animals to about 5,000. Yet it's the plan to kill bison that has garnered the most objection. That's because of the animals' docile nature - hunting them has been compared to hunting a sofa - and their iconic status as a last vestige of the once-wild American West. "It's senseless and it's inhumane," said Jonathan Lovvorn, an attorney with the Fund for Animals. The group filed a lawsuit in 1998 seeking to stop the hunt, which forced the federal government to delay the killing of bison until an environmental study was completed earlier this year. Refuge manager Steve Kallin said the bison hunt would have been much smaller if the Fund for Animals had never filed a lawsuit. When a hunt was first proposed in 1998, there were about 500 bison on the refuge - a number Kallin said could have been sustained by hunting 70 animals a year. Most states forbid or discourage feed grounds because they allow the easy transmission of wildlife and livestock diseases. Aside from the elk refuge, there are 22 state-run feed grounds in northwest Wyoming, a region of towering mountains and fertile valleys where punishing winters routinely kill off wildlife. Local hunters and federal wildlife officials say the first were started a century ago, by ranchers hoping to keep elk from eating the hay they had set aside for livestock during winter. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the National Elk Refuge in 1912. Feeding of the elk began the same year. As elk hunting gained popularity, bringing streams of wealthy outsiders to Jackson every fall, the feed grounds helped ensure an ample supply of the animals. The refuge's feed lines have since expanded into a $250,000 annual program that doles out up to 80 semitrailer loads of alfalfa pellets each winter, according to federal documents and former refuge manager Barry Reiswig. In recent years, a separate feed line was established for bison to keep them from out-muscling elk. Bison eat up to 20 pounds of alfalfa a day, versus about 8 pounds for elk. Reiswig, who retired from the Fish and Wildlife Service in June, said he never liked the feeding program but was forced to accept it as a political reality. "For us to march in and say, 'We're going to phase out this feeding program,' that was not an option," Reiswig said. "Realistically, in a Western state, given this administration, that's just not the way this game is played." Copyright c. 2007 Associated Press. All right reserved. Copyright c. 2007 IAC Search & Media. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: American Indian Group gets cheap lobbying" --------- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:09:56 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="JUANENO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS GET LOADS OF CHEAP HELP" http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/5888.html American Indian group gets cheap lobbying By: Ben Smith and Samuel Loewenberg September 19, 2007 06:20 AM EST Promoting Indian gaming hasn't typically been considered an altruistic venture - particularly on K Street, where greed and gambling met to produce a low point for the lobbying industry, the Jack Abramoff scandal. But one of Washington's most powerful lobbying firms has apparently taken up, for a relative pittance, the high-stakes cause of a one-time tribal leader whose bid for recognition, if successful, could permit him to open the first Indian casino in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The lobbying by Barbour Griffith & Rogers is raising eyebrows on K Street and among American Indian groups in part because of the unusual client and payment arrangements. Instead of listing the tribe, the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, as its client, BGR lists a little-known Texas lobbying firm, Hard Count Inc. And disclosure forms, along with the client's comments, show that BGR is working for a fraction of its usual fee. The firm typically charges from $15,000 to $50,000 and more per month for its lobbying services. And some of BGR's heaviest hitters have registered to lobby on Juaneno recognition, including founder Edward M. Rogers, a former senior political aide to President George H.W. Bush; Daniel Murphy, a top Housing and Urban Development official under the first President Bush; and two former senior officials of the current administration: Eric Burgeson, who was chief of staff at the Department of Energy, and Robert Wood, who was chief of staff at the Department of Health and Human Services. On the firm's lobbying disclosure form for the first six months of 2007, BGR reported earning less than $10,000 for its work, which began some time around April. At issue is a 25-year battle by the Juaneno band to be recognized by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. The bureau is in the final stages of its decision-making process and is expected to make a ruling within weeks. If the Juanenos' claim of ancestral territory in Southern California is recognized, the tribe could open a casino in what is potentially one of the most lucrative gaming markets in the country. The gap between BGR's muscle and its price tag has raised allegations, from other tribal factions and from opponents of Juaneno recognition, that BGR stands to gain from what could be an enormously lucrative Los Angeles casino. Suspicion is fueled by Hard Count's contract. Its president, Billy Horton, is in line to receive 5 percent of the tribe's business revenue for seven years if, at any point, the annual revenue exceeds $10 million. Such contingency arrangements are not illegal, but they are unusual in the lobbying community. BGR officials say they are receiving only a small monthly retainer now. But they demurred when asked if future payments could include percentages of tribal businesses. "Barbour Griffith & Rogers is not being paid by any gaming or casino interests for its work on behalf of Hard Count and the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians," BGR's Burgeson said in an e-mail. Horton said BGR is doing the work because they were moved by the cause of his client. "They basically felt compelled to help us [because] these guys are getting the shaft," said Horton, who represents an ousted chairman of the tribe, David Belardes. Horton said he and BGR are working both for the tribe's recognition and to restore Belardes' leadership status. Rather than a casino, Horton said, Belardes' first priority would be to expand the tribe's museum. But Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.), who represents Orange County and opposes the idea of putting a casino in his district, scoffed at such good-hearted motivations. "There is nothing charitable about these Indian casino deals - this is all about very, very, very big money," he said. Horton said that he had met Belardes through a family connection and that he and BGR are both motivated by the alleged wrong done Belardes, whose "identity was stolen" by his rivals for the potentially lucrative tribal designation. The tribe's leaders say they and the thousand or more members are descendants of Indians who lived for thousands of years in the part of Southern California now known as Orange County, and whose downfall began with the arrival of Spanish missionaries in 1769. The websites of various tribal factions agree that their troubles with the federal government extend from the 19th century to the present and that they deserve recognition as an autonomous nation, a status that would - they say incidentally - permit them to open and operate casinos. But the tribe has been plagued by internal divisions. Belardes was ejected from the tribe in 1997 after losing a leadership battle, and the tribe subsequently split into at least three feuding groups. The federal government currently recognizes a group labeled 84(a) and led by Anthony Rivera as its primary interlocutor, though Belardes claims that the group he leads deserves that designation. Belardes is also in talks with at least one other faction, known as 84(b), about reunification, said Sonja Johnson, an official of that faction. Belardes did not respond to several messages left for him at his home and office in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Rivera, who - like Belardes and at least one other tribal leader - claims the title of chairman of the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, dismissed Belardes' complaints as sour grapes and called Belardes' arrangement to share revenues with Horton "outrageous" and "desperate." Horton, in turn, accused Rivera of being on the payroll of gambling investors and demanded to know how he was paying his own Washington lobbyists. Rivera's lobbyist, Paul Moorehead, a former chief counsel to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, reported being paid $20,000 in his 2007 midyear disclosure form. Rivera denied having any connection to gaming but said he would not disclose the identity of donors to the tribe. Rivera also condemned the choice of BGR, which is controversial in Indian country for its work on behalf of a successful drive to revoke the sovereignty of two Indian tribes in Connecticut in 2005. "If he can't get his way, he's going to find a way to oppose our petition, and the best way to do that is to turn to BGR," Rivera said of Belardes. Horton denied the charge. "[The lobbyists'] commitment is to assist in any way they can with the Belardes petition," he said, referring to the original 1982 petition. "You either, as a tribe, win or lose together." TM & Copyright c. THE POLITICO & POLITICO.COM, a division of Allbritton --------- "RE: COBELL: Upcoming Trial tackles important Issues" --------- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:09:56 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="COBELL: BASIC TRUST TRIAL ISSUES ALL OVER AGAIN" http://www.indianz.com/News http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20070918/COLUMNS/70918006/0/FRONTPAGE Writers on the Range: Indians keep up the fight for the money that's theirs BY ELOUISE COBELL Writers on the Range September 18, 2007 After 11 years of litigation, it's hard to believe that basic issues about the government's acknowledged mishandling of thousands of individual Indian trust accounts could remain unresolved. But thanks to the government's determination to prolong our class-action lawsuit over a scandal that dates back to 1887, many issues remain. On Oct. 10, that may change. That's when U.S. District Judge James Robertson will walk into Courtroom 23A in Washington, D.C., and attempt to resolve basic questions about what happened to the individual Indian Trust accounts the government established for 500,000 Native Americans. Ever since Judge Robertson was assigned the case late last year, he has been asking hard questions. In response to a request we filed, he is going to tackle some of the vital issues that have evaded resolution for years. We're talking about elementary issues, such as: How will the Interior Department conduct its long-promised accounting? How many of the thousands of trust accounts must it cover? What standards must the government use? Must it follow the accounting standards imposed on commercial banks and other fiduciary institutions? Or does the government, because it's the government, get a special pass? The judge has declared that he hopes the proceeding will give the public a dollar figure as to the amount of "through put" - as he calls it - money that never got to the Indians or their accounts. In short, he wants to know how much money the government stole from the Indians. Both sides in the case agree that since the trust accounts were created in 1887, roughly $13 billion has flowed to Native American beneficiaries. But while acknowledging major problems with the accounts, the government argues that Indians have gotten most of the money they were due. We say otherwise. There is documented evidence that Indians were cheated out of revenues that came from our lands. Abuses were widespread as oil and gas leases, timber sales and coal and hard-rock mining agreements were never even recorded, and payments were never made. What records existed were stored in barns and allowed to rot. Rats became the only record keepers at some sites. Numerous Indian families in the West have watched as oil wells chugged away 24-hours a day on their lands. But their government checks were often minuscule and, in some cases, they stopped coming even as the wells continued to chug. A major issue facing Judge Robertson will be how the Interior Department can now contend that it is able to recreate many of those lost trust records at an underground records center it has built at considerable taxpayer expense in Kansas. The judge will also have to weigh the fairness of the government's attempt to use statistics to make up for the many gaps in its records. We will argue that the government's plans are nothing more than a field of dreams. Interior Department bureaucrats have argued that the government can fix the trust - if Congress will just keep giving them millions more each year for their snail-paced effort at creating records we know are lost. No one can predict how long the trial will last. It will be an often technical proceeding, dealing with the fine points of accounting and what the government must do to perform the accounting. On May 31, the Interior Department submitted its latest plan to "complete" the court-ordered historical accounting. Its scheme excludes many beneficiaries from the process, and Judge Robertson must decide whether those exclusions are proper. Indian families who had trust accounts have suffered losses in the billions of dollars. Much of what they are owed is interest on monies that were never paid on time. Several appeals courts have agreed that the government must pay compound interest to make the Indian beneficiaries whole, and this is what we think is fair. That's why the government will be fighting so hard to restrict the number of trust beneficiaries covered by the accounting, since reducing the number of accounts can dramatically change the government's liability. For our part, we believe that 120 years ago, Congress created a trust agreement with Native Americans. It entitled every Indian covered to an accurate and timely accounting. But because the government has so totally failed some of our poorest citizens, a federal judge now has to put on the green eyeshades of an accountant. He must see that these forgotten Americans get justice - and their money back. --- Elouise Cobell is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). She is a member of the Blackfeet Nation from Browning, Mont., and lead plaintiff in the class-action lawsuit, Cobell vs. Kempthorne. Copyright c. 2007 Summit Daily - Frisco, CO. --------- "RE: YELLOW BIRD: Dreaming, dawdling at Dahlen esker" --------- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:12:47 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="YELLOW BIRD: DAHLEN ND DREAMING" http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=51231 Dreaming, dawdling at Dahlen esker Dorreen Yellow Bird September 22, 2007 On a recent journey into the Plains area near Dahlen, N.D., I was introduced to the "Dahlen esker." It's a glacial hill that must be at least 100 feet high, a few hundred feet wide and several miles long. I also saw two old American Indian sites. The evening before, I'd talked with Marlene and Sandra Larson and new friends Jean and Russ Hoverson, all from Larimore, N.D. I'd learned there are some really interesting things to be found right here in our backyard. The next day, we explored those sites. It was one of those mixed days when the gray clouds hang low, threatening to pour rain yet never quite following through but it remained cool. The Dahlen esker is about 20 miles northwest of Larimore and was most impressive. My sister and daughter really were surprised that I hadn't heard of an esker. They learned back in grade school about those glacially built surprises on the surface of the Plains, they told me. I pretended not to hear as we drove the rough road up and over the Dahlen esker. I watched the sky instead. There were two big eagles soaring and diving above the tall hills. Then, more eagles joined until there were about six moving in circles, probably watching for movement on the ground between the eskers. The esker must look like a smile from an airplane because it seemed to curve in a giant half-circle. I'd guess it stretches several miles east and west. My daughter, Karen, climbed to the top and said the ground was covered with small rocks, almost as if someone had dumped them there. I suspect those small rocks had been big rocks or even boulders that were ground fine by the glaciers. Eskers are inverted riverbeds, Marlene and Sandra told me. Hmm, I thought; that doesn't really make sense; how can a riverbed rise so high above the Plains? But when I got back to the office the next day, I looked up the Dahlen esker. My friends were right. According to a North Dakota Geological Survey article, eskers "were deposited by streams and rivers that flowed on top of the glacier, in the cracks of the glacier, or in some cases, in tunnels beneath the ice. Imagine a river flowing in a valley or crack in the glacier. The banks of the river were ice and, in some places, the floor was also ice." The ancient rivers deposited sediment, just like rivers do today. The ice banks eventually melted away, leaving these gigantic hills on the plains. We spent some time watching the eagles and wishing we had the energy to climb the steep hills, but also enjoying the chilly day and good conversation. Then, we drove to explore two other sites, both of them on private land. The first was what many people in the area suspect was an Indian ceremonial ground. I suspect it was a village site at one time because I thought I could see the steps in the side of the hills beside the river a telltale sign of tribal people who grew crops. On the other side of the river, which now is dry, was an area that looked like it might have been ceremonial site. The site might need an expert eye to determine if it is indeed an old village site. Our last stop before returning home was a trail that went south and gradually turned west. The land is privately owned, as I mentioned, but the people who own it let us on their property to see the path. They knew this was a trail followed by Indian people who were moving from one area to the next because the stories of these travelers have been passed down from generation to generation. You actually could see the path, which still is worn down into the earth. This part of the land never was cultivated, and so the path is easy to see. There also are rocks in a small circle, probably used for these Indian travelers' cooking fire. Did I feel the presence of the spirits of the past relatives, probably who had passed that way many years ago? Probably . . . yes. I also must add that the good spirit of the people who live there now is evident, too evident in that they were willing to share with us the secrets of their land. --- Dorreen Yellow Bird is a reporter and columnist. Her columns appear Wednesdays and Saturdays on the opinion pages of the Herald. Reach her at (701) 780-1228 or dyellowbird@gfherald.com Copyright c. 2007 Grand Forks Herald, Forum Communications Co., Fargo ND. --------- "RE: GIAGO: I remember Kyle" --------- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:12:47 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="GIAGO: RESEARCH LEADS TO RECOLLECTIONS" http://www.nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=9028 I Remember Kyle By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) September 21, 2007 While researching on the Internet today I ran across the announcement that a 75-year-old man from Kyle, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, had passed away. His name was Sidney Hunter. I remember Sid as a young boy swimming and playing at Kyle Dam. You see, Kyle was my hometown and it was a place where everybody felt safe. It was a place where all of the kids could go to Kyle Dam and spend the entire day and our folks wouldn't worry one bit. Sid was two years older than me and was already a veteran of the Holy Rosary Indian Mission Boarding School. After I started school there I remember him as a really tough kid that nobody wanted to mess with. He was good on a horse and in the cowboy language of today he would be called a "real hand." I had a lot of friends at Kyle. There was my immediate family as playmates, my brother Tony and my sisters Mary Jane, Sophie, Ethel, Lillian and the baby Shirley. Mary Jane would join the WACS in 1941 and report to San Antonio, Texas for basic training. Billy and Johnny Bear lived down the hill from me and "Dutch" Apple and Albert Janis, plus the Garnette boys, "Heavy" and "Frosty," and their sister Elizabeth, always stopped to visit and stay awhile when they were in town. We spent most of that summer fishing and swimming in Kyle Dam. At other times my dad would take us out to Three-Mile-Creek to visit his sister, my Aunt Lucy Vocu, and we would ride horses with my cousins Leo, Bobby, Melvin, Donna Mae, and Rosie. Leo would join the Navy as World War II started and Bobby and Melvin, we called Melvin "Buzzy," would join the Marines. The Lakota people are very patriotic. My father stood up as the godfather to Shirley Apple Murphy and she became my Lakota sister. Her little sister Cecelia would be the first woman ever elected as president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. There was an elderly priest named Father Sialm who was from the German- speaking area of Switzerland who had come to the reservation to save souls. He had a console radio and would play it very loudly with his front door wide open. We children would get a special kick out of him as he listened to the ranting of Adolph Hitler because he would shout back at Hitler in German at the top of his lungs. Of course we didn't know what Der Fuhrer was saying and we didn't know there was a war raging in Europe. This was before Pearl Harbor. It's funny how the death of a friend can bring back long forgotten memories. The Pine Ridge Reservation was in the news this week because some of the tribal members had asked Budweiser Beer to stop selling their product at the liquor outlets in the community of White Clay, Nebraska, a town that is just across the border from Pine Ridge. Many years ago there was a drive on to legalize the sale of alcohol on the reservation. I remember one of the alcohol counselors named Melvin "Dickie" Brewer speaking out in favor of legalizing it. He felt that anyone that wanted booze could get it from the bootleggers or just drive across the border to Nebraska. He thought that if it were legal the Tribe would have some control over it. And his alcoholism program would be able to raise money on liquor taxes to help alleviate the problem. Dickie used to say, "When I was drinking nobody ever put a gun to my head and told me to drink that booze or they'd shoot me." Another drug and alcohol counselor, Glen Three Stars, told me that when men and women from Pine Ridge went to the border towns to get alcohol they tried to drink it up before they got back to the reservation and that made the highways pretty dangerous. He called it "gulping and binging." Of course, none of this has anything to do with Sidney Hunter or my family, but there are a lot of mixed feelings on the reservation about legalizing the sale of alcohol and since it in the news today, I thought it was important to get a couple points of view on the subject. I was lucky to have lived in Kyle. In the summer of 1941 the annual Kyle Wacipi (dance or pow wow) was held across the street from my house. It was held next to the Kyle Day School, the school where I attended kindergarten before I left home for the boarding school. One elder told me many years later that this was the last pow wow before so many of the young men and women joined the armed forces and went off to fight in World War II. Many of them never came home to Kyle. Many of the people mentioned in this column have since departed this world. My sisters Mary Jane, Sophie and Shirley, and my brother Tony have all passed on. And "Buzzy" is the only child of my Aunt Lucy still alive. Billy Bear and Dutchy Apple have made that trip to the Spirit World. Perhaps they'll meet up with their old classmate Sydney Hunter as he rides that horse across the morning sky. Copyright c. 2007 Native American Journalists Foundation, Inc. --- Tim Giago, an Oglala Lakota, was born, raised and educated on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard in the Class of 1991 and founder of The Lakota Times and Indian Country Today newspapers. He founded and was the first president of the Native American Journalists Association. He can be reached at najournalist@msn.com Native American Times. Copyright c. 2005. All Rights Reserved. --------- "RE: JODI RAVE: Put Indigenous Declaration to good use" --------- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:01:42 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="JODI RAVE: UN INDIGENOUS RIGHTS DECLARATION" http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/09/23/jodirave/rave35.txt Native News Column: Time to put indigenous declaration to good use By JODI RAVE of the Missoulian September 23, 2007 Beverly Jacobs arrived at the United Nations to see standards put in place to protect the human rights of the world's indigenous peoples. I met Jacobs Sept. 13 in the United Nations General Assembly hall just before 144 nations voted to adopt the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Four countries voted no. Eleven abstained. Jacobs, president of the Native Women's Association of Canada, was one of the only people I met from an English-speaking country who arrived in New York specifically to advocate for the rights of indigenous women. "A lot of our work is focused on the human rights violations that are happening to aboriginal women in Canada," she said. "Right now we're dealing with major crises of violence." The United States and Canada were among two of the four countries that voted against the declaration. Meanwhile, both nations share a responsibility in the horrendous treatment of indigenous women. This past Wednesday, police in Ontario released a composite sketch of a suspect in the murder of Kelly Morrisseau, a 27-year-old aboriginal woman found naked and stabbed in a parking lot last December. Kelly died later in a hospital. She was seven months pregnant. Family members hope witnesses will step forward. A vigil will be held in memory of Morrisseau on Oct. 4. She will be a reminder that aboriginal women in Canada are five times more likely to die a violent death than non-aboriginal women. They are more likely to live in poverty and more likely to be homeless. These women are being wiped out of existence. Some 500 indigenous women were missing or murdered in Canada in 2003. In the United States, one in three Native women will be raped in their lifetime. And violence against them is nearly three times higher than any other group in the United States, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report. While there are several Native women's coalitions in the United States, I'm not aware of a single organization dedicated specifically to indigenous women, unlike the Native Women's Association of Canada, which consists of 13 aboriginal women's organizations. The group provides a national voice for women in Canada and empowers women by developing and changing legislation to better protect them. In the United States, women are undisputed victims of a state, tribal and federal jurisdictional maze that endangers their lives. The last time I was at the United Nations was in December 2000. I had been invited to be a part of the U.N. Workshop on Indigenous Media as part of a subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. As the only U.S. Native journalist, I joined 35 media colleagues from around the world. We discussed a number of issues, including this question: How do the world's indigenous peoples get the mainstream media to pay attention to Native issues? It's an important topic because news outlets help define the world around us and provide a framework for daily community discussions. When indigenous peoples are missing from the framework, it's the equivalent of being invisible. It's one of the reasons why I express sincere appreciation for women like Jacobs who provide a presence and voice for indigenous women. She expressed hope that the declaration would be used to protect women. "Now we have an international declaration that can be used in the sense of the government's responsibilities to address these issues," said Jacobs. "They keep saying it's not a legal responsibility, but it doesn't matter. When it comes to responsibilities to indigenous people, one of the biggest principles that needs to be addressed is respect and trust." Those ideals were expressed by others. "The declaration does not represent solely the viewpoint of the United Nations, nor does it represent solely the viewpoint of the Indigenous Peoples," Les Malezer, chair of the International Indigenous People's Caucus, told the U.N. General Assembly. "It is a declaration, which combines our views and interests and which sets the framework for the future. It is a tool for peace and justice, based upon mutual recognition and mutual respect." The declaration states that countries "shall take measures, in conjunction with indigenous peoples, to ensure that indigenous women and children enjoy the full protection and guarantees against all forms of violence and discrimination." The declaration had been a U.N. work-in-progress for 25 years. Many others worked years before that to clear the declaration's path to the United Nations. Now it's time to put the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People to work. Reach Missoulian reporter Jodi Rave at 1-800-366-7186 or at jodi.rave@lee.net. Copyright c. 2007 Missoulian, a division of Lee Enterprises. --------- "RE: EDITORIAL: Shameful inaction on Indian Health Care" --------- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:12:47 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="EDITORIAL: HEALTH CARE" http://www.indianz.com/News/ http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/ 20070920/VOICES01/709200309/1162/VOICES01 Hope for Indian Health Service S.D. delegation must back long-needed reform passed by panel By Editorial Board Argus Leader September 20, 2007 It's been years since the federal Indian health care system received the kind of wholesale review and overhaul it so desperately needs. So while it was encouraging to see the Senate Finance Committee voted 20-1 to approve the Indian Health Care Improvement Act last week, one could be forgiven for a measure of skepticism. For years, the program has been funded at per-person levels far below mainstream health care, and the quality of care has suffered for it. According the IHS's own fact sheets, more than two thirds of claims for necessary health care procedures not available within the IHS system are denied because of budget constraints. The system functions by paying claims for only the most necessary care - when loss of life or limb are imminent. That policy puts a strain on the mainstream hospitals that rightly treat Indian patients. But more importantly, it's a predicament that has surely cost lives in the past eight years. The United States government has an obligation, under the terms of treaties signed long ago, to provide health care to the Native American population. It is difficult to argue that this obligation has been fully and fairly met. South Dakota's congressional delegates have supported improvements to the Indian health care system in the past - particularly Sen. Tim Johnson, who holds a seat on the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. It has been a long road to get even this close to a better system, and it will take strong leadership to see it through. Who better than the delegates from South Dakota, where the results of years of shameful inaction are most obvious, to provide it? Copyright c. 2007 Argus Leader Media. All rights reserved. --------- "RE: MNA adopt their own Harvesting Laws" --------- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:34:06 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="ME'TIS NATION OF ALBERTA ABOPT OWN HARVESTING LAWS" http://www.ammsa.com/sweetgrass/Sweet-Sept2-2007.html MNA adopt their own harvesting laws By Dianne Meili Sweetgrass Writer EDMONTON September 2007 The Me'tis Nation of Alberta (MNA) has adopted its own policy to regulate hunting and fishing by its members. In a move to retain their Constitutional right to hunt, MNA members rejected the Alberta government's harvesting regulations at their Aug. 19 general assembly in favour of their own policy. "If members do decide to hunt, we're not sure how far this will go," cautioned MNA President Audrey Poitras. "If you're charged, your meat may be confiscated, maybe even your vehicle. But as far as your legal concerns go, the MNA has a legal defense fund to help you." Harvesters eligible for this support must be acting within the terms of the MNA's policy. "We've turned away hunters who've come to us for help in the past if their charge stems from being irresponsible - like a safety issue," Poitras said. "Our's is a good, responsible policy," said MNA's Me'tis rights expert Cecil Bellerose of the eight-page harvesting policy. "It clearly states who is Me'tis and where they can hunt, and it addresses responsibility and conservation issues." Eligible harvesters must apply for identification stickers to be affixed to the back of their MNA membership card. Members must be approved by the MNA to obtain this sticker. "Our staff will be out checking harvesters as usual, just as we always have," said Sustainable Resource Development spokesperson Dave Ealey, who underlined the department is not trying to be unfair. "There needs to be an understanding out there we are merely upholding the law of the land as handed down by the Supreme Court, in the absence of having our own provincial agreement." An Interim Me'tis Harvesting Agreement (IMHA) had been in place that gave Me'tis harvesters the same hunting and fishing rights as First Nation members, but the agreement came under severe criticism from the Alberta Fish and Game Association and other conservation groups who protested it had been developed without public or stakeholder input. While the interim agreement was in place, the MNA and Aboriginal Affairs department worked to draft a long-term harvesting policy with the understanding that either party, with notice, could terminate negotiations. In April, Guy Boutilier, the provincial minister of Aboriginal Affairs, indicated the IMHA would be terminated within 90 days, giving the MNA and the province three months to hammer out a long term harvesting policy. When talks stalled, the MNA requested the IMHA be extended for an additional 60 days to allow for continued negotiations. "We received a letter that no extension would be granted," Poitras said. When the IMHA ended in July, the province replaced the agreement with the regulations that were in place before the interim agreement was finalized in 2004-harvesting regulations resulting from the 2003 Powley case, in which the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the Metis right to hunt and fish under certain guidelines. The government then posted a policy that, according to the MNA, contained none of the points of agreement the two parties had been working on. "The Powley case sets standards for hunting, and since we haven't been able to agree upon a long term harvesting agreement for Alberta, we are bound - as the agency responsible for enforcing hunting laws - to go back and uphold the Supreme Court's stipulation," Ealey explained. In a letter submitted to Windspeaker, MNA Vice President Trevor Gladue took issue with government's latest policy because the Me'tis were not consulted regarding its impact. He questions the designation within which Me'tis harvesters are allowed to hunt (an area within a 160-kilometre radius around Alberta's eight Me'tis settlements and 17 designated Me'tis communities). None of these are located within Southern Alberta. "So is the government saying that our Me'tis people in Southern Alberta are less Me'tis than those in the North? I think not," he said. "The government believes that it has the right to tell us who we are as a people," Gladue wrote. "We as the Me'tis Nation know who we are. We have worked hard over the years determining a national definition of Me'tis. We do not just give out membership cards to anyone; we have a very stringent process in place in which our people are required to provide proof of ancestral connection to the Me'tis community." "The province has no say in this matter," Me'tis hunter Art Majeau said. "My hunting rights are a Constitutional right." He wonders exactly what kind of proof he will need to prove to the government he is an eligible harvester with an affiliation to a Me'tis community. Should he be charged, he will have 60 days to prove his eligibility. "The details of that proof falls under the Aboriginal Affairs department," explained Ealey. Copyright c. 2007 Alberta Sweetgrass, AMMSA-Aboriginal Multi-Media Society. --------- "RE: Youth Programs receive much needed Funding" --------- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:34:06 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="EDMONTON ABORIGINAL YOUTH PROGRAMS GET FUNDED" http://www.ammsa.com/sweetgrass/Sweet-Sept1-2007.html Youth programs receive much needed funding By GAURI CHOPRA Sweetgrass Staff Writer EDMONTON September 2007 Five Edmonton based Aboriginal youth initiatives received some much needed grants from the Canadian Heritage department in late July. The overall sum of $851,020 was provided for specific programs that focus on helping Aboriginal youth make positive life choices. Each organization was allotted different amounts of money depending on the programs they provide. The five organizations to receive money were, Native Counselling Services of Alberta, John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights, Me'tis Child and Family Services Society, Edmonton Native Healing Centre and the Edmonton Native Basketball Association. Funding for the groups came from different facets of the Canadian Heritage department. Majority of the money came from the Urban Multi- purpose Aboriginal Youth Centre Initiative of the department. The association provides support to initiatives that work with Aboriginal inner-city youth between the ages of 15 and 24. The other facet of the Canadian Heritage department that did put forth money was the Exchanges Canada Initiative's Youth Forums component. The Exchanges Canada Initiative, "offers young Canadians the opportunity to learn more about their country, to connect with one another, and to experience the diversity of Canadian communities, languages and cultures," according to a press release. Native Counselling Services of Alberta received the most money, $379,000. It was put towards four programs; Negan Tapeh (Looking towards the future), the Aboriginal Multi- Media Arts program, gang prevention/intervention program, and the Nikanihew Future Leaders Program. "This year we were lucky we had the four programs that were funded. I think that particularly with the gang prevention program and intervention program, I think it's very timely at this point, because gangs are becoming an issue of concern in the city of Edmonton. And have been identified by many organizations as being an emerging issue. So if we can get out and talk to service providers and parents and children at risk, then we are starting to do part of our part," said Director of operations Robyn Scott. The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights was founded in 2000 as a a non-profit organization. It was given $111,000, for it's annual Global Youth Assembly. The assembly took place August 1-4, in Edmonton. Youth participants spoke about issues of racism, youth violence, and poverty among many things.The Me'tis Child and Family Services, also based in Edmonton, received $131,020 for its CHOICES program. The program strives to encourage Me'tis youth to stay in school, using cultural methods. Students are referred to the program by their schools, and get involved in various activities such as Me'tis outfit making, educational field trips, and cultural teaching sessions taught by Elders. The Edmonton Native Healing Society put in an application to the Department of Canadian Heritage, and received $140,000 for their Striving for Excellence program. The program is youth driven and focuses on teaching participants useful and culturally sensitive life skills. The three 12-week sessi ons are open to Aboriginal youth ages 15 to 24. Over the 12 weeks, youth have access to language courses, young mothers courses, one on one counselling and suicide prevention and intervention. "We offer youth programming throughout the year, so all of the money we received helps us keep our programs running. We are a community based agency, and we work with urban Aboriginal people," said Michelle Nieviadomy, youth program coordinator. The final youth initiative to receive funding this year was the Edmonton Native Basketball Association. The association received funds for $90,000. The two-year old program provides a place for Aboriginal youth to remain active while gaining self-esteem and life-skills, as well as an appreciation for teamwork. The group also encourages participants to stay drug and alcohol free through substance abuse education, and gang awareness training. Copyright c. 2007 Alberta Sweetgrass, AMMSA - Aboriginal Multi-Media Society. --------- "RE: Saskatchewan tackles affordable Housing Crisis" --------- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:34:06 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="AFFORDABLE ABORIGINAL HOUSING" http://www.ammsa.com/sage/Sage-Sept1-2007.html Province tackles affordable housing crisis By Cheryl Petten Sage Staff Writer SASKATOON September 2007 The Saskatchewan government is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the province. Over the past few weeks, the government has announced a slew of projects aimed at increasing the amount of affordable housing in Saskatchewan. Many of those projects will see more affordable housing created in northern communities, while others are geared specifically to providing affordable housing options to First Nation and Me'tis people living in urban centres. At the end of August, the province announced the official opening of a number of housing developments in the north-two renovated fourplexes in Cumberland House that will provide additional affordable rental housing to single people and childless couples in the community; a new modular housing project in Sandy Bay that will provide affordable housing to 10 families; a four-unit rental housing project in Air Ronge that will accommodate four families; a two-unit development that will provide affordable housing for low-income single people and small families in Ile a la Crosse; 12 new rental units for low-income families in La Loche; and eight one-bedroom housing units that will provide additional affordable housing to the residents of Beauval. On Aug. 21, a new affordable rental housing project officially opened up in North Battleford. The 89-unit project is owned by the Nationswest Housing Corporation, a non-profit organization created by the Battlefords Tribal Council. The project was funded jointly by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, the City of North Battleford and Nationswest. A week later, another affordable housing complex was officially opened in Regina. Red Ribbon Place, a joint venture between the All Nations Hope AIDS Network and AIDS Program South Saskatchewan, will provide 12 affordable apartments for low-income individuals and families. But the bulk of the announcements concerned bringing more affordable housing to Saskatoon. On Aug. 16, the province issued a news release about its commitment to provide funding for Sasknative Rentals' plans to buy and renovate two apartment buildings to create 70 affordable rental units for Aboriginal families in the city. On Aug 20, another announcement was made, this one touting the province's plan to partner with the City of Saskatoon and One Arrow First Nation to fund renovation of an inner-city apartment building to provide affordable housing to 15 First Nation families. In addition to the new projects, the official opening of two new rental housing projects in Saskatoon was also announced in August-a newly renovated apartment building that will provide 12 new affordable rental units for Me'tis families and individuals, and a 12 unit apartment building that was renovated with funds from the provincial and federal governments, the City of Saskatoon and the Saskatoon Tribal Council and that will provide affordable housing for First Nation families moving from their reserve to Saskatoon. Another government announcement, made by Community Resource Minister Kevin Yates on Aug. 29, will see an increase in the amount of the shelter allowances paid out to social assistance and transitional employment allowance recipients. Lower income families and people with disabilities that are receiving the Saskatchewan rental housing supplement will also see the amount they receive increase, as will individuals receiving the provincial training allowance. The allowance increase is part of the provincial government's overall strategy to deal with housing concerns. Announced on Aug. 8 by Kevin Yates, Justice Minister Frank Quennell and Judy Junor, minister of the Crown Investments Corporation and minister responsible for the Status of Women, the strategy included a series of consultation meetings, which took place in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert during the month of August. Junor, who was asked by the premier to look into the housing situation in the province's urban centres, took part in the roundtable sessions, gathering input from community leaders-including representatives from the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and local tribal councils-and service delivery providers. The recommendations coming out of those meetings have been submitted to the premier, but they have yet to be released to the public. The province has also launched a toll-free housing information line - 1- -888-3-HOME-07 (1-888-346-6307). The information line will provide people with assistance if they are having troubles finding affordable accommodations or are facing large rent increases or possible eviction. The information line will be manned seven days a week-from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p. m. on Saturday and Sunday. Callers to the line will receive information about the programs or services that can best help them with their current situation, whether it be a government program or an organization or business operating out in the community. "We find as we're meeting with people that they don't know what's out there. And we think, we have the services that we're offering so we don't have people living in campsites and women with four children not having anyplace to go. We think, we've got that covered. But then we hear from women that they don't know about these things, or where to call, or aren't getting the response that they need," Junor said. Having well-trained and knowledgeable staff in place manning the information line will be key to its success, Junor explained. "We don't want people calling in and getting, press one for this and star for that and whatever. They want to talk to a person. They want to know that that person knows where to send them. Because the person will have to know quite clearly what's available and where to direct the person to get the best service. And that has to happen in a timely manner because many of these people are facing issues that are pretty much 'Hurry up and find me something because I've been told I can't live here anymore.' And so we can't have a lot of to-ing and fro-ing about whose responsible for what and where things are," she said. There's an amazing array of support systems out there. And I think one of the big challenges we have is to make sure people know them. And that we make them work for them. Sometimes we're not terribly flexible, and I find that that's something that we also need-to think outside the box. And we need to be flexible in applying some of the things that we do have." Copyright c. 2007 Alberta Sweetgrass, AMMSA-Aboriginal Multi-Media Society. --------- "RE: Red-X escapes Guantanamo Gulag!" --------- Date: Monday, September 17, 2007 02:21 pm From: orakwa Subj: MNN Red-X escapes Guantanamo Gulag! BULLETIN! INFAMOUS INDIGENOUS SAGE "RED-X" EXCAPES FROM GUANTANAMO - WITH A MESSAGE! MNN. Sept. 17, 2007. At this time we don't know how the infamous Indigenous sage, Red-X, escaped from the Guantanamo Gulag. His captors tried to break his spirit. But the Red-X said, "I already know this scene. I went to rez school!" The account of his escapades is forthcoming. People Magazine, E-Talk Daily and the New York Times are all reportedly fighting for first dibs on his story. Red-X is keeping his mouth zipped. "I don't need to talk to no colonial rag. MNN is the only one I'll talk to. My story is just for my people!" As MNN reported months ago, the Red-X had been captured and was being tortured. He had communicated that he would make contact with those who had fine tuned their perceptions, who had ears to hear, eyes to see and minds to know. Red-X indicated that he did receive a sign from the "war counsel" of the Third Dimension which makes itself known to those who are placed in abject confinement. Red-X was inculcated with lyrics passed on to him on a stone tablet which was presented to him by a powerful warrior spirit, who spoke with thunder in his voice, lightening emanating through his eyes and with the head of a burning bush. His muscles looked like the mountains surrounding eternity. The truth inscribed on this tablet from this ethereal being were to be transmitted to the mundane realm which we live in. The communicative enlightenment was to manifest its elucidation by means of melodious tonality. The musical vibration and the message would liberate the millions of people who have been imprisoned in their minds, deprived of free thought and the ability to contemplate in full cogitation. This is all part of his "sageocity". People have been traumatized by the horrible shock and awe perpetuated by the neo conservative cabal of the Bush administration. They murdered over 3000 people in blood so cold that it would make Truman Capote shiver with a need for a steam bath at the nearest spa. As one can imagine, the "force" tells no lies. The ethereal realm presented sacred missives in honor of the Red-X. Red-X was instructed to deliver the words in the appropriate manner so that the truth could be converted into power. That power would then suffuse a sonorific voice that could translate into psychic transfusion. The words would be transmitted by means of rhythmic nuances for the understanding of those who are ready to hear it. As he crossed the ocean from Cuba escorted by a fleet of dolphins onto Turtle Island , his silver eagle was waiting. He quickly mounted the silver eagle and headed back West to the place where the sun never sleeps. As he flew he reminisced about the horrible atrocities that had been perpetrated upon his mortal form, which he never succumbed to, because his will to live is unyielding. He understands the suffering of his Arab brothers and sisters by the U.S. military torturers who have been given unlimited powers according to their so-called "extraordinary rendition". The Red-X was constantly tortured on the "water board". Nothing could break him down. They wanted him to reveal the secret power of the Indigenous people who are able to communicate with the "kasastenera kowa sa oiera". They want to know why they have not been able to totally exterminate us. We know who we are. We have the marks that denote our special place on this earth. They put a hood over his head so he could not recognize his torturers, as if he couldn't tell they were Americans, especially when they greeted him with "Howdy Doody!" They put him face down suspended by a pulley. He was then lowered into a pit of gurgling water so that he would sink to the bottom and be made to think he would drown. His torturers fed him during the day one sparse portion of cornmeal and a piece of sugar came. They thought they were starving him. They did not know that maize is an integral part of the indigenous diet and thus the main sources of the Red-X's mystical psychic power. They were totally "amaized" at his strength. "I have tried to expose the truth about what happened in New York City at the Twin Towers on September 11th 2001. I have been greatly concerned about the falsehoods being spread because it was built by my people, the Onkwehonweh". He was troubled by the official story given by the U.S. government through their mouthpiece Ari Fleischer who said, "Be careful what you say and who you say it to". He was warning about the police state that was coming and the penalties for those who talked about 911 in any other form except from the "official patriotic" perspective. The War Counsel told him, "You have suffered enough, Red-X. We will make it easy for you to escape". He memorized the lyrics that were on the tablet, which then evaporated right before his deep set eyes. As he flew the words kept coming to him: 1. 911 was a "false flag", nothing new It's been tried and true As a means to perpetuate The war mongering greed Of the very elite few Hell-bent on dictating Who we are and what we do CHORUS: You can't escape the eagle's eye The winds can hear your plans and lies Your skull and bones and false flag flies But the spirits of justice are on the rise 2. The epitome of evil false flag operations When you kill your own people To justify attacking other nations Side stepping the rules Governing war crimes and treason Murder and genocide for your own sick reason CHORUS 3. How dumb do you think we are? You control-demoed those Twin Towers Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom! From the very top floor down Anti-terror fire and brimstone With a dash of pyrotechnics Suspending rights and cleansing ethnics CHORUS 4. Stand down orders to the U.S. Air Force Allowing four planes To go unchecked and off course But, hey, what happened to The plane that flew into the Pentagon? Come on! No parts! No luggage! No bodies! Something is very wrong Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowich and Bush Have the motive, the means and the opportunity Just like Hitler, Pinochet, PolPot and Mouselini Your crimes are against humanity And for that there is no immunity CHORUS 5. Your game is up Burn in HELL Your future generations Will know this story well Your oiligarchy is The next tower to come down And the history of truth is The only story we'll tell CHORUS Red-X spoke these words to his messenger, Bro'hawk, who found Dacajawea [Splitting the Sky], who converted it to music with the assistance of She- Keeps-The-Door, Speaks-The-Truth, Shahada and Nat. "Truth to Power" came into being. [contact: splitting_the_sky@yahoo.com] Listen and live on! http://www.myspace.com/truthtopowertimes2 Kahentinetha Horn MNN Mohawk Nation News See: "Red X" http://www.mohawknationnews.com/news/news4.php?en=en&layout=mnn&category= 13&srcurl=%2Fnews%2Fnews3.php%3Flang%3Den%26layout%3Dmnn%26sortorder%3D0 --------- "RE: Tribal Judges: Case of killed Whale is Personal" --------- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:34:06 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="MAKAH TRIBAL JUDGES PROMISE DRASTIC MEASURES" http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/219080.html For Makah tribal judges, case of killed whale is personal The Associated Press September 16, 2007 NEAH BAY, Wash. - Jean Vitalis isn't feigning impartiality when it comes to the case of five Makah tribal members who hunted - and killed - a gray whale without permission this month. "We have a treaty right to hunt and fish," the chief judge of the tribe's court said. "But by God, that doesn't mean you go after king salmon when it is out of season." Nor is Emma Doulik, the 73-year-old associate judge. "Right now I am just so angry because they hurt the tribe so blatantly," she said. These are the judges the five men could face, perhaps in addition to a U.S. District Court judge. Federal prosecutors say they might decide this week whether to file charges against tribal members Wayne Johnson, Theron Parker, Andy Noel, Billy Secor and Frank Gonzales Jr. for getting into a motorboat Sept. 8, chasing down a gray whale, and harpooning and shooting it. After 10 hours, the whale died and sank to the bottom of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Tribal leaders rushed to Washington, D.C., where they apologized and tried to do damage control in an effort to keep the killing from hurting their efforts to hunt legally again. In 1999, they killed their first whale in 70 years. Vitalis and Doulik are lifelong residents of Neah Bay and leaders among the Makah. They don't have law degrees, but they have had legal training. They are traditional judges, trained in Makah tribal culture, customs, and ordinances passed by the tribal council. And they'll be the first to tell you: Reservation justice is not blind. "I look them right in the eye," Vitalis, 58, told The Seattle Times of defendants before her court. "They know where I live and I know where they live. I know what kind of car they drive, and whether they have a license. I am a mother in the community, and grandmother, and to say we are blind, that is impossible." Tribal law requires the judge to consider not only what happened to the whale but damage done to the entire community. Possible penalties could include up to a year in jail in Neah Bay and a $5,000 fine. "Of course I'm worried about what could happen," Wayne Johnson, one of the whalers, said. "That jail is like a dog pound. I had a friend in there and they fed him the same surplus-commodity TV dinners from Fort Lewis for three months." But Johnson, who is unapologetic about the hunt, insists that the whalers can fall back on their treaty rights - an argument Vitalis and Doulik reject out of hand. "We are just trying to follow today's standards and procedures, and now we have gone back to square one, and it's really sad," Doulik said. Is it problematic for Doulik and Vitalis to sit on cases about which they have already formed opinions? They said they always offer to find a substitute if a defendant doubts their fairness. "If we had to recuse ourselves on the basis of prior knowledge, we would never be able to hear anything or manage anything," Vitalis said. No tribal charges have been filed or trial date has been set. Both judges say they are ready for the responsibility, whenever it comes. "It's terrible, but we are going to have to show we have the capability of taking drastic action on something like this, because it is wrong," Doulik said. Copyright c. 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright c. 2007 The Olympian, McClatchy Newspapers. --------- "RE: Hopi Council approves appeal of Court Decision" --------- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:09:56 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="HOPI COUNCIL VOTES TO APPEAL NUVAMSA DECISION" http://www.navajohopiobserver.com/main.asp? SectionID=35&SubSectionID=47&ArticleID=6166 Hopi Tribal Council approves appeal of trial court decision Submitted by Art Batala Special to the Observer September 18, 2007 KYKOTSMOVI - During its Sept. 10 meeting, the Hopi Tribal Council voted overwhelmingly to appeal the trial court decision of Aug. 27, issued in the Nuvamsa v. Honyaoma case. That decision purported to nullify the Hopi Tribal Council's adoption of Resolution H-036-2007, which had nullified the special general election of February 2007. The Council adopted the resolution following its receipt of information showing that candidate Benjamin Nuvamsa was not qualified for office, given his failure to meet constitutionally mandated residency requirements. All decisions of the Hopi Tribal Court are subject to appeal to the Hopi Appellate Court. Every party to a lawsuit who disagrees with the court's decision has the right to appeal that decision to the Hopi Appellate Court. The council decided to appeal the decision because it believes the court unlawfully asserted authority over the legislative actions of the council and because the decision invites lawsuits against future council actions, regardless of their nature. Specifically, a majority of the council views the judge's decision as laying the foundation for future unfounded lawsuits not only against the Hopi Tribal Council, as the governing body of the Hopi Tribe, but also against each individual council member in their official and individual capacities. "The danger in the decision is that it provides an opportunity for anyone-Hopi and non-Hopi alike-to file a lawsuit against the [Hopi] Tribal Council and/or its members anytime an individual is unhappy with a law, resolution or other action adopted by the council," said Vice Chairman Todd Honyaoma Sr. The council's decision to file the appeal was also based on the fact that if the trial court's decision is allowed to stand, any party could sue the council and overturn its actions, simply by suing individual council members, even though the council itself is not named as a defendant to the suit. According to council member Phillip Quochytewa Sr., "[This] decision will leave every council member vulnerable to a lawsuit each time they vote on any matter coming before the council." In Nuvamsa's complaint, he named only individual council members, yet [the] ruling nullifies an action taken by a majority vote of council. "The court's decision was made in direct conflict with Hopi case law that clearly establishes that the council, and its members, may not be sued in any court without their consent," noted former council member and defendant, Jerry Sekayumptewa. "Thus, under Hopi law, there is absolutely no statutory authority upon which the trial court could rely in finding that the Hopi Tribal Council is not protected by sovereign immunity and may be brought before the Court whenever the Court sees fit to provide a remedy to a complaining party. "The Court has essentially said that it has jurisdiction over any case that walks in the door, regardless of the sovereign interests of the Hopi Tribe," said Vice Chairman Honyaoma. "Federal law does not support the Court's decision. Nevertheless, the trial court swept aside the legal issues of sovereign immunity and other jurisdictional questions raised by the defendants and the Hopi Tribe and found that it had the authority to overrule the tribal council at any time, even when council has not been named in the suit. In doing so, the Court is essentially asserting authority over the tribal council," he said. Based on the Court's failure to follow the clearly established law on the principle of sovereign immunity, any council member can be sued in his or her capacity both as a council member and as an individual for any vote that he or she makes on a particular issue. The judge's decision has opened the floodgates to any potential claimant and would subject each tribal council member to potential personal liability for their official acts. Because the Hopi Tribe has always enjoyed the inherent rights of a sovereign, including the protections of sovereign immunity, the Tribe believes an appeal is crucial. Failing to challenge the decision and allow the Appellate Court the opportunity to correct the errors of the Tribal Court might also subject the Hopi Tribe to suit in other courts, including Arizona State and Federal Courts. Following council's vote authorizing appeals both on behalf of council and the individually named council defendants, Nuvamsa commented that he felt the council had acted illegally and unconstitutionally in voting to appeal the decision. The council and the named defendants are merely following their legally guaranteed right to appeal, as outlined in the Hopi Court rules. Copyright c. 2007 Navajo Hopi Observer. --------- "RE: Native Justice" --------- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:11:24 -0700 From: Janet Smith [owlstar@bellsouth.net] Subj: NA News Item -- Native American Girl attacked -- Lewiston Woman jailed in alleged Hate Crime Reading between the lines of the stories below, there's a strong suggestion that "white power" hate activities against Native Americans in Nez Perce County have been building, and overlooked or tolerated by authorities for some time. What suggests this to me? 1) The report that drive-by verbal harassment had been reported previously by both these victims and others in the community. 2) The fact that the assailants were of mixed ages and genders and had come to this particular Native American family's door, and began shouting race-hate slogans, and then assaulted one of the family's children. 3) Afterward, intimidation continued until the family had to be moved. This cannot be just a teen grudge matter, kids out on a lark, or drunks or druggies on a rampage. It was planned and organized too well to have just materialized out of thin air. If the authorities of Nez Perce county have been blind to this building white power movement until it puts a child the hospital and her family must be moved to protect them, the question must be asked - are they just inept, or are they letting a violent anti-Indian movement build for some reason? WE must demand these authorities do their job, do it well, and do it quickly. Can you imagine this happening to a black, white, asian, hispanic, muslim or gay home? There would be marching in the streets. There SHOULD be marching in the streets. The fact that this isn't a nationally distributed news item speaks volumes. http://www.khq.com/global/story.asp?s=7088931 Native American girl attacked September 17, 2007 LEWSITON, Idaho. - Right now, five people have been arrested after a Native American girl is attacked and beaten outside of her apartment. Police say the 13-year-old girl was in front of her apartment, on September 12th, and several people were shouting "white power." The girl responded "what about Native Pride?" That's when two white females attacked the girl. The girl was struck in the face, knocked to the ground and kicked. She was able to escape inside her apartment. Identified and arrested for malicious harassament was 40-year-old Jill Grant. Her 21-year-old daughter has an outstanding arrest warrant because of the attack. On Thursday September 13th, police say a red sedan drove by the victim's apartment building shouting "white power." Saturday September 15th, 16-year-old Christian M. Grant, Jill Grant's son, and David C. Moody, 18, were arrested outside the victim's apartment building shouting "white power." Both are charged with intimidation of a witness. Approximatley one hour later, Mike S. Moody, 22, and Jason R. Grant, 19, were arrested in front of the victim's apartment shouting "white power." Grant and Moody are older brothers of Christian Grant and David Moody. Both are charged with intimidation of a witness. The victim and her mother have been moved to a different location. Copyright c. 2000 - 2007 WorldNow and KHQ. All Rights Reserved. ---- Lewiston woman jailed in alleged hate crime against American Indian Associated Press September 14, 2007 LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - A Lewiston woman has been jailed on suspicion of committing a hate crime after a 13-year-old American Indian girl was apparently beaten earlier this week. Forty-year-old Jill R. Grant is charged with one count of felony malicious harassment following the alleged scuffle on Wednesday. The teen reportedly suffered minor injuries - and police said phrases including "white power" were uttered. Witnesses told police that Grant and her daughter were reportedly part of a group that included four to five young men congregated outside a Lewiston apartment building and allegedly had been yelling phrases including "white power" and "white pride." The girl, who suffered injuries to her face and arm, was treated and released from a local hospital. Copyright c. 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright c. 2004-2007 KPAX-8, WorldNow, Montana's News Station. --------- "RE: Rustywire: My Granddaughter Sings" --------- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2006 08:10:07 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="RUSTYWIRE: GRANDDAUGHTER SINGS" http://www.sondra.net/al/vol4/41granddaughter.htm My Granddaughter Sings by Johnny Rustywire NNAAYY---- NAHHHHH----AAYY No, try again, NNAAYY---- NNAAYY----- Yes, that's right. NNAAYY----- Now, try, NNAAYY----, NNAY E-YAY-EEE-- NNAAYY----NNAY E-YAY-EEEEEEE- Together now, NNAYY----NNAY E-YAY-EEE O-Oh-E-O NNAYY----NNAY E-YAY-EEE O-r-o-o no, it sounds like oreo but it is O-Oh-E-O O-Oh-E-O Ok, Shi-Awhee' (My baby grandaughter) let's sing it. NNAY----, NNAY----- NNAY EE-YAY=EE O-Oh-EE-OO EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh--Oh EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh--Oh NNAY----, NNAY----- NNAY EE-YAY=EE O-Oh-EE-OO EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh--Oh EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh--Oh NNAY----, NNAY----- NNAY EE-YAY=EE O-Oh-EE-OO EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh--Oh EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh--Oh NNAY----, NNAY----- NNAY EE-YAY=EE O-Oh-EE-OO EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh--Oh EE-HE-AY-Oh-Oh-Oh--Oh I pick up her baby rattle and shake it fast as if standing in one place and running, 1,2, 1,2, the words follow the beat. Yes, this is the Navajo butterfly song... she looks at me and stands there shaking her rattle and finds the words and dances away from me. Her mother looks at her and her father knows the words and sings with her. Little feet and old songs fill the place and I laugh to see her dance away. Copyright c. 1999, Johnny Rustywire, all rights reserved. --------- "RE: Del "Abe" Jones Poem: POW/MIA Recognition Day" --------- Date: Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:25 pm From: Del "Abe" Jones Subj: POW/MIA Recognition Day POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY (The third Friday of September) As time goes on remains are found And another finds his way back home After years spent lost on foreign shores Feeling forgotten and left all alone. But they will never be forgotten By the Country they went off to serve We will search until all are returned To loved ones, the least they all deserve. There are new ways to identify DNA can tell, just who they may be Those lost in those past conflicts A Hero home, their final destiny. War is so terrible and horrific Worse for the POW and the MIA All of those unaccounted for Compounds the price they chose to pay. Each year, we should all remember Those we lost in the fog of War Better yet, take a moment every day While we appreciate what they fought for. POW/MIA Recognition Day Dedicated to honor their memory For the time or life they gave To keep this, "The Land of the Free". Etching with my poem on Ellis County Veteran's Memorial In Waxahachie, Texas Del "Abe" Jones 09.13.2007 POW/MIA (This is with Etching in Texas) So many fates are left unknown And so many rumors that abound So many families ask the question "When will, the answers be found?" So many years have come and gone Sometimes, hope is hard to keep There's some who feel there's none And in some, it's buried deep. The pain, is in not knowing How, to put loved ones' to rest When there is no way to prove They have passed, the final test. But, no matter what the answers We can't let this cause alone Until, each and every one of them Is found, and brought back home POW/MIA STORIES It's hard to find, the stories That, they won't talk about It's hard, to realize the things That they had, to go, without. How can they let the feelings (Even, they don't understand) Show to, any other people In this, Freedom's Land. We can't know, the hardships Unless, we were there Especially, when they came back home To those who didn't, seem, to care. Unless you had, lived through it Watching, Comrades that had died Why should they, talk about it to us Of, the tears, inside, they've cried? Even, if they chose to tell us What difference, would it make Would it be worth the chance That they, would have to take. Why should they bare their soul That's already been, stripped, clean Because, even with, a picture of it We couldn't see, what they have seen. Sometimes, all we have to do Is, to look into their eyes And think that we might see or hear Their, mournful, pain-filled cries. That POW who came home Who lived, through that Hell Can't tell the stories, of the MIA Who never had, a chance to tell! So, we may never, ever, know Of, the horrors, they have, known And, if we think about it It's probably best, that they aren't shown! But there is, always an end To every, never-ending story Although sometimes, they're never told In, all their Truth and Glory. So if you ask about it And if you ever wonder why They won't talk of that nightmare Maybe now, you might know, Why? POW/MIA For as long as we have Wars And we send our Young to fight We'll have Those who are Missing And the POWs plight. All People of this Nation Have this Duty to fulfill. We must keep Them in our thoughts And, We must have the Will To bring every One home And do all we can to find All those POW/MIAs And leave NO Souls behind. POW/MIA ISSUE Ten years of "BITS 'N' PIECES" By some People who still care In a search for clues and answers About Those We left "over there". Trying to get the military And all those politicians To take actions to find Them With calls, letters and petitions. It's a sad State of Affairs When the families and friends Must lead the Battle in the Search In this War that never ends. All those loved ones still Missing Who went to War for me and you Deserve much more from our Country Than just the efforts of those few. "The National Alliance of Families" Carries that Banner for us all To bring home those Forgotten Who answered our Nation's Call. Please visit their pages And give them a helping hand For if "One Missing" was "One" close to you Maybe then, you'd understand. Copyright c. 05 September 2004 by Del "Abe" Jones --------- "RE: Turtle Island Project: Michigan N.A. Roundtable" --------- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:59:45 -0400 From: Subj: MI Native American Roundtable: Racism, poverty, despair, derogatory names discussed >To: Racism, despair, poverty teen suicide on reservations was discussed during first Turtle Island Project Native American Roundtable; in northern Michigan; Fighting evil, centering prayer among topics of TIP regional conference (Munising, Michigan) - Racism, poverty, teen suicide on reservations, the derogatory perversion of American Indian names on Minnesota rivers and other locations across the country, and learning respect for the environment from Earth-based cultures were among the topics discussed at a Native American Roundtable this weekend in northern Michigan. Sponsored by the Turtle Island Project, a non-profit based in the Upper Peninsula, the conference was held at the Eden on the Bay Lutheran Church in Munising. The reasons for a shocking increase in teen suicides at American Indian reservations was discussed including the 600 attempts and 15 deaths over the past two years at the Lakota Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. The discussion included whether media coverage of the suicides would be different if the victims were white teenagers. "I think one of the main reasons for suicide is loss of identity and hope and with that comes deep despair," said Pat Cornish-Hall, a Munising resident who is just discovering her mother's Native American heritage. "I do believe that poverty certainly has an effect on suicide." Counselor Joni Peffers of Gwinn said the media should report on the trends of teen suicides in their area but not give the individual details of each attempt or death. "Each suicide should not be publicized for many reasons," said Peffers, owner of Celtic Cove Counseling at K.I. Sawyer. While agreeing that Native American teen suicides are often overlooked by the media, Peffers said even trends in white teenage suicides and attempts are not reported citing several recent cases in Marquette County. TIP co-founder Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard said wars across the globe have been started in the name of religion - but "that is not the case with Native Americans who fought over the theft of land or hunting rights, never over differences in religious belief." "Native American never started a war over religious ideology," said Rev. Hubbard, TIP director and pastor of Eden on the Bay Lutheran church. "We (whites) are the kind of people who fight wars over religious ideology." The perversion of the original Native American name of Minnesota's Rum River and similar derogatory names was placed on the agenda at the request of Thomas Dahlheimer, director of the Rum River Name Change Organization Inc. in Wahkon, Minnesota. Minnesota State Rep. Mike Joros, D-Duluth, recently introduced a bill that would change 14 derogatory geographic place names that are offensive to American Indians. The Rum River in Minnesota was named by whites referring to alcohol "spirits" instead of the original American Indian name that meant "Great Spirit." "Two of these derogatory names were changed from the sacred Ojibwe name for their Great Spirit (Manido) to Devil, as was the custom throughout our nation," said Dahlheimer. "Racial hatred was why many geographic site names were changed from Native peoples' names for the Great Spirit to Devil." Many faulty translations of Native American names were done out of racism and as a "deliberate insult and slur," Dahlheimer said. "These derogatory names remind Native people of the cultural genocide that is being perpetrated against them," Dahlheimer said. "Changing these names it will help in the healing process - but keeping the derogatory names would maintain a racist, derogatory characterization of Native peoples." Dahlheimer said "heightened awareness of the catastrophic consequences caused by white settlers introducing and selling alcohol to Native Americans - may cause white Euro-Americans to offer all Native Americans their long overdue restitution justice." Dahlheimer's views were presented at the roundtable by a TIP volunteer, but organizers hope future events will include a internet camera so tribal officials from around the country can participate without traveling to northern Michigan. Hubbard said one of the goals of the TIP is to "give Native Americans a venue in which their voices can be heard and listened to." "Americans, whether of Native or Euro-American ancestry, are still being oppressed by political, social, and economic structures, like we were from our European ancestors," Hubbard said. "There is so much evil in the world that we have created structures, such as corporations which are not actually moral entities, but function rather primarily as legal entities." "Morality has to do with the ability to feel empathy and remorse, to say that you are sorry and to admit mistakes and ask for forgiveness," Hubbard said. Hubbard said it's rare for corporations and politicians to admit error and only do so "when they absolutely have to and even then, it is often inauthentic and not sincere." "If you can not say 'I'm sorry' if you can not admit to a mistake you are not a moral entity," Hubbard said. "We let these structures do our dirty wok for us and then think we can walk free by simply claiming that we had nothing personally to do with the irresponsible immoral actions of our social and corporate institution," Hubbard said. "That is the height of absolute moral hypocrisy." Hubbard said the reason "this evil is so great because it is structured into our political, religious and cultural institutions." As an example, Hubbard said some members of the news media have become "extensions of the current political and corporate powers regimes running this country." Hubbard said the news media are "supposed to defend us from falsehood and adhere to the truth but some have themselves become merchants of fear and chaos." "This is bringing about the death of any real public debate in this country, and with the loss of genuine public debate, we lose our democracy, and our voices are silenced." Hubbard said. "We can't even tell anymore where entertainment ends and news begins." During the conference on ecology and Celtic spirituality, there was a debate over ways Christians can protect nature and fight corporate giants that do much of the polluting. Featured speaker Rev. Dr. George Cairns of Chesterton, Indiana explained he fights environmental problems and other important social issues with a wide-range of methods including "contemplative prayer" and "engaging structural evil." The Scotland-based Iona community is a good example of a group of people "who are unified by a covenant, worship together and who engage in very effective political action to change structural evil." Rev. Cairns said "centering prayer" and "participative consciousness" that are techniques of deep meditation he learned from Father Thomas Keating, a Trappist monk and teacher. (Trappist refers to a branch of the Cistercian order of monks known for an austere rule including a vow of silence.) "Silent meditation is a powerful tool to open ourselves to one another and to all creation which is what this participative consciousness is all about," said Cairns, TIP co-founder and board president. Cairns said the intense form of meditation helps eliminate the "internal dialogue" or "chatter that's going on all the time" in people's minds. "I found out how much of my life was consumed by internal dialogue," said Cairns, research professor of theology at the Chicago Theological Seminary.. Centering prayer allows "us to open our hearts to a deeper relationship with God and an increased openness to the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives," said Rev. Cairns, admitting it's an easier technique to teach than for people to learn and practice. "The technique to doing it - is simply to rest with God. It's not easy to do, it's easy to teach, but very difficult to do," Cairns said. In fighting the world's evil, Cairns said "we can't get their with just our hearts - we need our heads and something more." "That something more is a deep relationship with one another and with all creation," Cairns said. --------- "RE: Upcoming Events" --------- Date: Mon September 24, 2007 14:29:44 -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: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:18:15 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: 17th Annual MacIntosh Reserve Powwow 17th Annual MacIntosh Reserve Powwow September 29th and 30th, 2007 McIntosh Reserve Park - Whitesburg, GA Arts and Crafts, Native American Music and Dancing Host Drum Aracoma Lightning Singers Head Man Jerry "Smitty" Smith Head Lady Janelle "dink" Wilder MC Gary Smith AD: Peter "Red Hawk" Kassars Food, Games, Face painting All Drums and Dancers Welcome Gates open 10am till 6pm Grand Entry at Noon Free Admission $2.00 Parking Contact: Frank Hall 770 304 3344 Joey Pierce amndn@mindspring.com Janell Wilder 770 296 3097 ** Vendors by Invitation Only ** ABSOLUTELY NO DRUGS, ALCOHOL, FIREARMS OR POLITICS From Atlanta:I-20 to exit 34 hwy 5 south, follow Whitesburg roundabout continue on hwy 5 1 1/2 mile to left turn into Macintiosh Reserve Park =================================== Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 07:47:56 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: Cedar Town Ninth Annual Indian Gathering Honoring "The Big Springs" October 6-7, 2007 Burt Wood Youth Sports Complex (Formerly Northwest Park) Cedar Town, GA Head Man: Jerry "Smitty" Smith Host Drum: Aracoma Lightning Head Lady: "Fire" Joyner GUEST DRUMS WELCOME Jr. Head Man: Eddie Harper Jr. Head Lady: Cheyenne Davis MC: Gary Smith Circle Keeper: Charlie Hannah Flute Music by Brandy and "Lil" Eddie Harper Gates Open Sat. 10 am to 6 pm - Grand Entry: 12 noon Sun. 10 am to 6 pm - Grand Entry: 12 noon Gate Fee: $5.00 per Carload Primitive Camping for Vendors and Dancers Only. Generators must be off by 11 pm Info: 770-748-8816 "The Big Springs Memorial Walk" will begin in front of the Cabin at the Sports Complex at 9 am Sunday Morning, Oct. 7 (rain or shine). This Commemorative Walk is to Honor the American Indians held at Camp Cedar Town for removal to the west in 1838-1839. It is also to honor "The Big Springs" for its life giving water to the city of Cedar Town. Everyone is invited to take part in the "Honor" Walk. Later this year a marker will be placed at the springs, noting it as the "Gateway to the Trail of Tears" Anyone uisng drugs, alcohol, promoting politics or just plain bad behaviour will be removed from the grounds. Host Motel: Holiday Inn Express, 100 E John Hand Rd, Cedar Town GA General Manager: Kay Wallace 770-749-0006 =================================== Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:18:15 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: Fifth Annual Euharlee Veterans' Powwow Fifth Annual Euharlee Veterans' Powwow Frankie Harris Park, Euharlee, Georgia October 20-21, 2007 Head Man: Jerry "Smitty" SmitH Host Drum: t.b.a. Head Lady: Barbara Morningstar Paul GUEST DRUMS WELCOME MC: Gary Smith AD: Keith Smith Gates Open Sat. 10 am to 6 pm - Grand Entry: 12 noon Sun. 10 am to 6 pm - Grand Entry: 1 pm Admission Free Admission $3.00 Parking Drumming, Dancing, Arts & Crafts, Flutist, Demonstrators, Vendors, Food, Auction Information: Joey Pierce 404-377-4950 amndn@mindspring.com Sam Hinson 770-546-7191 Absolutely No Drugs Or Alcohol Directions: From Atlanta or Chattanooga: Take I-75 to Exit 288 (Main Street Cartersville, Highway 113) Follow Highway 113 through Cartersville to Euharlee Road (approx 6 miles at Ladds Farm Supply). Turn right onto Euharlee Road. Go approx 8 miles to Covered Bridge Road. Turn Left and go 1/2 mile From Piedmont Alabama: Follow Highway 278 to Rockmart GA. Turn right onto Highway 113. Follow 113 to Covered Bridge Road on the left. (GA Power Plant Bowden sign and small shopping center with T & M Grocery). Follow Covered Bridge Road 1/2 mile. From Center AL/Rome GA: Follow Highway 411 going toward Cartersville, GA Approx 12 miles east of Rome turn right onto Macedonia Road. Follow Macedonia Road until it runs into Euharlee Road. Turn left and go approx. 5-6 miles to Covered Bridge Road. Turn right 1/2 mile. =================================== Native American Indian Association of Tennessee 26th Annual Tennessee State PowWow & Fall Festival 19 20 & 21 October 2007 Indian Food, Arts & Crafts, Live Music, Dances Friday 9am til ... Saturday 10am til ... Opening Ceremony 11am Sunday 10am - 5pm Opening Ceremony 11am Dance Contest - Prize $$ HEAD STAFF Master of Ceremonies: Denis Zotigh Waldorf, Maryland Master of Ceremonies: Friday (School Day) & Saturday & Sunday mornings Winona Yellowhammer Spring Hill, Tennessee Arena Director: Marty Pinnecoose Salem, Oregon Host Northern Drum: to be announced Host Southern Drum: to be announced Long Hunter State Park Nashville, Tennessee 2910 Hobson Pike (From Nashville, take I-40 East to Mt. Juliet Road, Exit 226-A. Go south (right) about 6 1/2 miles to the main park entrance. Or take I-24 East to Old Hickory Boulevard, Exit 62. Go north (left) on SR171 about 6 1/2 miles to the main park entrance. admission: $6/adults, $3/children ages 6-12 children 5 years old and under are free Proceeds fund NAIA Emergency Assistance and Scholarships NAIA-TN is a non-profit tax-exempt corporation chartered in the State of Tennessee in 1983. Our motto is "Indians Working for Indians" for more information contact the Native American Indian Association of Tennessee, Inc. (NAIA) 230 Spence Lane, Nashville TN 37210-3623 : voice 615. 232.9179 naia@bellsouth.net / www.naiatn.org =================================== Date: Friday, January 05, 2007 12:33 am From: MotherNature587 Subj: HARVEST MOON POW WOW 2007 Honoring our Veterans Mailing List: Remember The Cherokee/Tsalagi HARVEST MOON POW WOW 2007 Honoring our Veterans HARVEST MOON POW WOW Honoring Our Veterans Traditional Native Gathering Brownsville, Ohio Exit Follow Flint Ridge signs Turn left at Flint Ridge State Park onto Flint Ridge Road INTERTRIBAL POW WOW September 14th, 15 th, 16 th, 2007 *********FREE ENTRY********** Any Donations appreciated Proceeds will benefit N.A.E.D.A. Gates open at 10:00 a.m. Grand Entry at 12:00 Noon All dancers and drums are welcome No Drugs, Alcohol, Fire Arms , or attitudes Please Traditional Native American foods, intertribal dancing, crafts, Demonstrations, Games for Children, Art, Auctions, Native Storytelling, Flint knappers and Vendors from different States. Host Drum: TBA Arena Director: TBA Emcee: TBA Head Veteran : TBA Head Lady Dancer :TBA Head Man Dancer :TBA Primitive camping for participants (No Electric) Generators Welcome / Tee Pees are Welcome For more information contact John Beckett 1-740-435-8471 _____________________________________________________ We still need more vendors, last year we were so busy and this year promises to be as well.This is truely a very spiritual family oriented gathering. Please call John Beckett and get your vending site now. Agape', Mother Nature =================================== NATIVE SOLUTIONS PRESENTS: 10TH ANNUAL INTERTRIBAL POW WOW JUNE 7-8, 2008 TIMES: SAT 10-7 GRAND ENTRY 11:00 SUN 10-6 GRAND ENTRY 12:00 OXFORD LAKE PARK, OXFORD, AL ACROSS FROM TENNIS COURTS ADMISSION - $5 - ADULTS ELDERS 65 AND UP & CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER - FREE HOST DRUM - TBA HEADMAN - JERRY "SMITTY" SMITH HEADLADY - GWEN BABS M.C. - BRYAN HALFDAY -CHIPPEWA NATION, ONTARIO A.D. - COWBOY ALL DANCERS WELCOME ALL DRUMS WELCOME LUCK OF THE DRAW FOR DANCERS AMBASSADOR CONTEST NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL ALLOWED RAIN OR SHINE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL TONY AT (256) 835-0110; MARK OR RUTH AT (256) 820-6315 vendors by invitation only call mark or ruth or email ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com DIRECTIONS: I-20 EXIT 185 GOING WESTBOUND, TURN RIGHT AT THE END OF THE EXIT; TAKE A RIGHT AT SHONEY'S, POW WOW WILL BE ON THE RIGHT JUST PAST DAYS INN. GOING EASTBOUND TURN LEFT, GO UNDER THE OVER PASS, TURN RIGHT AT SHONEY'S, POW WOW WILL BE ON THE RIGHT JUST PAST DAYS INN =================================== Anderson's Web Updated September 16, 2007 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. October 6 - 7, 2007: 33rd Annual Intertribal Pow Wow at Thomas Square in Honolulu, Hawaii sponsored by The American Indian Pow Wow Association. For more information e-mail: Nativewinds1152@aol.com or call (808) 953-0422 for the Association or (808)734-8018 for Nativewinds. October 8, 2007: 8th Annual Native American Flute and Storytelling Concert 6:30 PM at the Center for Hawaiian Studies 2645 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. For more information e-mail: Nativewinds1152@aol.com or call (808)734-8018. October 11 - 12, 2007: American Indian Dance Theatre @ the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Tampa, Florida. 10/11 @ 8:00 pm, 10/12 @ 10:45 am. http://www.tbpac.org October 12 - 14, 2007: Native American POW WOW at Kappa Beach Park, Kauai, Hawaii. The host hotel is the Aloha Beach Resort 808-823-6000. For more information on this vacation dream of a pow wow you can call Dale Jacobs at 808-828-1294 or you can e-mail at: Kauaipowwow@yahoo.com October 14, 2007: American Indian Dance Theatre @ the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville, Florida. 2:00 pm. http://www.performingsarts.ufl.edu October 20 - 21, 2007: 5th Annual Euharlee Veterans' Powwow at Frankie Harris Park, Euharlee, Georgia. For more information contact Joey Pierce 404-377-4950 or Sam Hinson 770-546-7191 e-mail: amndn@mindspring.com November: 9 - 11, 2007: N.C. Indian Culture Center 8th Annual Powwow to be held at 636 Terry Sanford Road, Pembroke, North Carolina 28372. For more information you can call Frederick Hawkins 252-452-8044 Shelly Romero 910-728-1960 or Lynnettah Hunt 910-734-3475. November 16 - 18, 2007: The American Indian Center's 54th Annual Pow Wow Honoring our Tribal Nations. Held at the UIC Pavilion 1150 W. Harrison, Chicago, Illinois. For more information call 773-275-5871 e-mail: aic50@aic-chicago.org You can see us on the web at http://www.myspace.com/169360130 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 September 16, 2007 http://www.crazycrow.com/events.php NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN POWWOW CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2007 September 28-30, 2007: Comanche Nation Fair Location: 584 NW Bingo Rd., Lawton, OK 73507 Event Detail: Contact: Jolene, 580-492-4988, Email: comanche_news@yahoo.com September 28-30, 2007: Native American Day Powwow Location: Indian Plaza, 1475 Mohawk Trail, Charlemont, MA 01339 Event Detail: Free to all women 18+; Free Vendor Locations; Free Camping for Vendors, dancers and drummers; Family Learning Center and Childrens' Council Activities. Contact: Harold and Sharon, 413-339-4096, Email: alikandra@yahoo.com September 28-30, 2007: Last Chance Community Powwow Location: Helena Civic Center, Downtown Helena, Helena, MT 59601 Event Detail: 3-day powwow starting with grand entry on Friday at 7pm. Contests in all dance categories, day pay for drum groups, specials, vendors. Admission is free. Contact: Linda, 406-439-5631, Email: lccpw@hotmail.com September 29, 2007: 4th Annual Red Star Ancestor's Memorial Gourd Dance Location: Blue Spring Heritage Center, 5-1/2 Miles West of Eureka Springs off Hwy. 62, Eureka Springs, AR 72631 Event Detail: It will be a one day Memorial Gourd Dance, with a traditional meal served at noon for all the Gourd Dancers, Staff, Singers and Drum. The dance will be held at the Blue Spring Heritage Center. The Cherokee Red Star Intertribal Gourd Dance Society of Blue Spring will be the Host Gourd. www.redstargourd.com Contact: 479-253-9244, Email: webadministrator@redstargourd.com September 29-30, 2007: Friends of Bottom View Farms Native American Powwow Location: Bottom View Farms, 185 Wilkerson Lane, TN State Rd 76, Portland, TN 37148 Event Detail: Native American dancing, drumming, vendor arts and crafts, native regalia, children's story telling hour, food, entertainment, Luck of the Draw. Located across the road from Bottom View Farms featuring children's western town, train rides, etc. No firearms, illegal drugs and absolutely no alcoholic beverages. Free primitive camping and free parking. Contact: Carole Eveland, 615-612-1191, email: caroleeve@comcast.net September 29-30, 2007: 29th Annual Powwow Location: Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center Inc., 120 Charles Street, Dorseyville, PA 15238 Event Detail: Powwow is from noon -7pm both days. Gates open at noon. ENTRY FEES: $6.00 ADULTS, $4.00 ELDERS & CHILDREN UNDER 12 - CASH ONLY. Grand Entry is at 1pm. Powwow goes on rain or shine. Special feature *AZTEC DANCERS* Contact: Lisa Morales, 412-782-4458, email: POWWOWIES@HOTMAIL.COM September 29-30, 2007: All Nations at Westport Location: 5311 18 Mile Creek Road, Westport, KY 40077 Event Detail: Many cultural events, dancing, music, food. This is the 2nd year for All Nations. Please come and join us. Contact: Glenda McGill, 502-222-5902, Email: glenda.mcgill@gmail.com September 29-30, 2007: They Walked Here Before Us: A Woodland Indian Celebration Location: Buttonwood Park, 27174 Hull Prairie Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551 Event Detail: Gates Open @ 10am Saturday & Sunday. Concerts both days as early as 10 or 11am. Grand Entries: 12noon & 6pm Saturday and 1pm Sunday. Closes Saturday at Dusk & Sunday at 5:30pm. New Specials: Arvel Bird (Shivwit Paiute) of Nashville, TN -Multiple Award Winning Native American Violinist/Fiddler. Also New - TomaHawk Throwing. Other Specials: Douglas Blue Feather (Cherokee) of Springboro, OH - Multiple Award Winning Native American Flutist. Children's Tent with Native American Arts & Crafts. ildlife Tent with American Birds of Prey (schedule depends on the Birds). Indian Village with Lacrosse-Double Ball Field, Flintknapping & more. Drums: Red Shield Singers of Ohio & Southern Singers of Ohio. Adults $4, Seniors 60 and over $3, Children 6-11 $2. Children 5 and under: Free. Parking $1. Contact: Jamie Oxendine & Brian Dreier, 416-381-7042 & 419-698-9575, Email: perrysburgpowwow@hotmail.com OCTOBER 2007 October 1, 2007: Indian Taco Feed Location: Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho, 315 Stampede Dr., Nampa, ID 83651 Event Detail: $10 per person - includes Indian taco, drink, dessert & entertainment. Proceeds help support the Annual Winter Social Powwow, December 8th, at Northwest Nazarene University. Contact: Ron Sam, 208-697-3300, email: smokecreeksam@aol.com October 6, 2007: Walters Fall Fest & Benefit Powwow Location: Sultan Park, Walters, OK 73572 Event Detail: Parade: staging at football field parking lot at 10:30am, Gourd Dance: 1pm, Hosts: Celebrating Traditions, Co-Hosts: Puhi Tekwap Language Class & The Wahnee Family. Grand Entry & Veterans Honoring: 7pm. Head Staff: MCs: Michael Burgess & Eugene BlackBear, AD: Freddie Banderas, Head Man Gourd: Ben Norberto, Head Man War: Terry Geimausaddle, Head Lady: Linda Silverhorn, Head Boy Gourd: Alex Akoneto, Head Boy War: Kenneth Ingle, Head Girl Gourd: Harlequin Ototivo, Head Girl War: Adriana Banderas. Powwow to benefit Comanche Language Youth Class. Vendors welcome at $15 per table or $25 per space. No Specials!! Contact: Nakima Geimausaddle, 580-875-3145, email: celebratingtraditions87@yahoo.com October 6, 2007: Rushing Water Traditional Social Pow Wow Location: Towanda Library Park, South 6th St & Highland, Towanda, KS 67144 Event Detail: www.rushingwaterfestival.org This is a one day social powwow Please bring your chairs. Everyone is invited to join us. Contact: Melton YoungBird Hamilton, 316-541-2905, email: redhorseartt2235@esagelink.com October 6-7, 2007: 33rd Annual Intertribal Powwow Location: Thomas Square Park, South Beretania Street & Ward Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96814 Event Detail: 10am to 5pm, both days. Everyone is invited to attend this free event, which will feature dancing, drumming, singing, arts and crafts, and food. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Head Man: Darrin Cadman, Head Lady: Jolene Lozier, MC: Jason Goodstriker, AD: Tom Rowland, Host Drum: Yamncut. Contact: Antoinette Fernandez, 808-235-4670, email: Nativewinds1152@aol.com October 6-7, 2007: 10th Annual Native American Day Gathering Location: Cedar Creek Park, Rtes 51 & 70, Belle Vernon, PA 15012 Event Detail: We will update you with details ASAP. Vendors & Drums contact Clara. Camping is available. Open to public. Free admission. Gates open at 10:30AM both days until 5:00PM. Grand Entry at Noon. Contact: Clara, 724-523-8724, email: sprtwlfstr2egls@yahoo.com October 6-7, 2007: Voices Gathering, Honoring Veterans & Sacred Sites Location: Lone Wolf Colony, 23200 Bear Valley, Apple Valley, CA 92308 Event Detail: Open to the public. Admission and Parking is Free. Everyone Welcome, Alcohol & Drug Free Event, Bring Your Own Chairs & Enjoy! RV Hook ups and overnight camping. There are showers on the campgrounds. Raffles, 50/50, Native American Arts & Crafts vendors. Speaking on behalf of Sacred Sites will be: Wounded Knee of the Vallejo Inter-tribal Council. Gourd Dance 12pm. Grand Entry 1pm. Sat. ends at 10pm, Sun. ends at 6pm. Host Drum: White Cloud Singers, Whip Man: Roger Slaughter, Head Man: Loyd Thompson, Head Lady: Sherri Thompson Contact: Rosemary Rubalcava, 760-961-0372, email: mtnrose072002@yahoo.com October 6-8, 2007: Columbus Day Powwow Location: Indian Plaza, 1475 Mohawk Trail, Charlemont, MA 01339 Event Detail: Free to all women 18+; Free Vendor Locations; Free Camping for Vendors, dancers and drummers; Family Learning Center and Childrens' Council Activities. Contact: Harold and Sharon, 413-339-4096, Email: alikandra@yahoo.com October 7, 2007: Honoring Our Ancestors Location: Wilmer Park, Cross ST. ext. MD 289, Chestertown, MD 21620 Event Detail: This a traditional Intertribal Powwow. All dancers in regalia are welcome. We are keeping the old ways alive on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Contact: Tony Hurley or Jack Bigelow, 410-778-6329 or 410-778-4792, email: jabigelow@friend.ly.net October 12-14, 2007: Tannehill Indian Festival Location: Tannehill Trails Arena, 22975 Eastern Valley Rd., McCalla, AL 35111 Event Detail: MC: Dave Whitewolf Trezak, Head Man: Jerry "Smitty" Smith, Head Lady: Valerie Cooper, Host Drum: Cherokee Road Singers, Guest Drum: Buffalo Thunder, AD: Firehawk. All Drums and Dancers Welcome! Vendors by invitation only. Admission: Adults $5, Children 6-12 years old $3 -- Under 6 Free. This is a family event - no pets, drugs, alcohol or weapons. Contact: Ronnie Firehawk Headley, 205-477-0522, email: n.a.t.i.v.e@hotmail.com October 12-14, 2007: Appalachian Cherokee Nation Inc. Location: Frog Level Park, Cherokee Ave., Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 Event Detail: Day Money Powwow for the first 10 dancers each day October 12th 10am-9pm (10am-3pm is for dancers and participants only), 5pm-9pm is for everyone, 13th 10am-8pm, & 14th 12noon-5pm in Bigstone Gap, VA. Admission is $3 for Adults & 17 and under $1.50. Everyone is welcome to come and join us. All dancers are welcome to join us. Dancing, Story telling, Native American Games, and much more. MC: Jerry Eaglefeather, Host Drum: Eagle Circle Drum. NO drugs or alcohol allowed. Food vendors: $300 one space available. Tents: 10x10 $100.00, 10x20 $125.00. Spaces available. Contact: Glemia Walker, 276-796-4389, Email: Sparrows_tears38@yahoo.com October 12-14, 2007: San Manuel Powwow Location: California State University San Bernardino, 5500 University Pkwy. San Bernardino, CA 92407 Event Detail: Over $100,000 in Drum Contest. www.myspace.com/190975005 Contact: 909-864-8933, Email: jamesdeeahz@yahoo.com October 12-14, 2007: 9th Annnual Kauai Powwow: Honoring Our Veterans Location: Kapaa Beach Park, Kuhio Highway, Kapaa, Kauai, HI 96746 Event Detail: Non-competition powwow. Gates open at 4pm, Friday, October 12, with traditional Cherokee Stomp Dance from 6-9pm. Saturday and Sunday, October 13 & 14, gates open at 9am, with Grand Entry at 10am. Head Lady: Rose Olney Sampson; Head Man: Melvin John; MC: John Dawson; Host Drum: Wild Horse (S. Cal.); ADs: Steve Wolf & Danny McDaniels. Storytelling for Children; Silent Auction. Host Hotel is Aloha Beach Resort, 808-823-6000. Call David Sabian at Hertz Rental Cars for a discount, 808-245-7530. Event website: www.kauaipowwow.com Contact: Dale Jacobs, 808-828-1294, Email: kauaipowwow@yahoo.com October 13-14, 2007: Mohawk Trail Fall Festival Powwow Location: Indian Plaza, 1475 Mohawk Trail, Charlemont, MA 01339 Event Detail: Free Vendor Locations; Free Camping for Vendors, dancers and drummers; Family Learning Center and Childrens' Council Activities. Contact: Harold and Sharon, 413-339-4096, Email: alikandra@yahoo.com October 13-14, 2007: Silverhawk Native American Flute Gathering Location: Withlacoochee River Park, 12449 Withlacoochee Blvd., Dade City, FL 33525 Event Detail: 9am Saturday - 6pm Sunday... Non stop entertainment all weekend. Flute players, storytellers, singers, didg players, drum, etc. Come sit in the cool shade of a giant grandfather oak tree and enjoy the food and entertainment. Take an educational stroll thru an authentic Creel Indian village. Free parking, admission, camping. Electric $5 a day. Vendors, flute makers, Native leather clothing, Painted Ponies, blankets, Native American food. A family event: No drugs, alcohol, or bad attitudes allowed. Contact: Dock Green Silverhawk, 813-754-8990, Email: slvhawk@aol.com October 17-18, 2007: End of the Year Powwow Location: Indian Plaza, 1475 Mohawk Trail, Charlemont, MA 01339 Event Detail: Free Vendor Locations; Free Camping for Vendors, dancers and drummers; Family Learning Center and Childrens' Council Activities. Contact: Harold and Sharon, 413-339-4096, Email: alikandra@yahoo.com October 19-21, 2007: International World Gala 2007 Location: Northeast Park, 3421 Northeast Park Dr., Gibsonville, NC 27249 Event Detail: Includes over 25 countries and cultures participating in dance, music, art, food, games, rides, special exhibitors, performers, and much more. Native American dancers, food vendors and artisans encouraged to participate in exhibitions and artisan demonstrations. All Native American dancers are invited to register for special exhibition during the Dignitary's Ball, the festival's formal black tie reception held Thursday, October 18th. www.internationalworldgala.com Contact: Deborah Hightower, 336-358-2335, Email: stage@internationalworldgala.com October 20-21, 2007: Euharlee 5th Veterans Powwow Location: Frankie Harris Park, Covered Bridge Rd., Euharlee, GA 30120 Event Detail: Free admission, $3 parking. Grand Entry: Noon-Sat., 1pm-Sun. Contact: Sam Hinson, 770-546-7191, Email: amndn@mindspring.com October 20-21, 2007: 14th Annual Accohannock Fall Festival & Pau Wau Location: Bending Water Park, 28325 Farm Market Rd., Marion Station, MD 21838 Event Detail: To assist us with our educational programs, boy & girl scouts in uniform, children 5 and under, free admission. All others, admission is $4 donation. Oyster sandwiches, seafood, Indian tacos, buffalo burgers and other items. Camping for vendors and dancers. Demonstrations of tool making, weapons, and survival skills. Open 10am-5pm each day, Grand Entry at noon. Public welcome. http://skipjack.net/le_shore/accohannock Contact: Tribal Office, 410-623-2660, Email: accohannock@dmv.com October 27, 2007: Annual Halloween Social Location: Indian Plaza, 1475 Mohawk Trail, Charlemont, MA 01339 Event Detail: Open to the public. Prizes for best costume. Join us for a day of family fun. Contact: Harold and Sharon, 413-339-4096, Email: alikandra@yahoo.com 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. ========================================================================== Gathering of Nations Updated September 16, 2007 http://www.gatheringofnations.com/powwows/ Native American Indian Powwows & Events Calendar SEPTEMBER 2007 September 28-29 - 14th Annual Standing Bear Pow Wow Location: Standing Bear Park, Ponca City, Oklahoma. Contact: 580-762-1514, standingbear@poncacity.net. September 28-29 - Indian Days Pow Wow Location: Timbee Hall, Fort Hall, Idaho. Contact: 208-478-3700. September 28-30 - 17th Annual Thunder and Lightning Pow Wow Location: Pow Wow Grounds next to Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, Cabazon, California. Contact: 1-888-MORONGO, www.morongo.com. September 28-30 - 9th Annual Last Chance Community Pow Wow Location: Helena Civic Center, Helena, Montana. Contact: 406-439-5631, iccpw@hotmail.com. September 28-30 - Angel Mounds 25th Annual Native American Days Location: Angel Mounds State Historical Site, Evansville, Indiana. Contact: 812-853-3956, curator@angelmounds.org, www.angelmounds.org. September 28-30 - 16th Annual Comanche Nation Fair Location: Tribal Complex, Lawton, Oklahoma. Contact: 580-492-4988. September 28-30 - 12th Annual Richmond Pow Wow Location: Lake Reba, Richmond, Kentucky. Contact: 859-623-6076, twowindsbear@yahoo.com. September 29 - West Valley College 19th Annual Powwow Location: West Valley College 1400 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, California. Contact: Michelle Reed @ Ph#(408)741-4029 / Email: michelle_reed@westvalley.edu / Web: www.westvalleypowwow.org. September 29 - 19th Annual West Valley College Pow Wow Location: West Valley College Learning Services lawn area, Saratoga, California. Contact: 408-741-4029, 408-741-2481, michelle_reed@westvalley.edu, ashley_sousa@westvalley.edu, www.westvalleypowwow.org. September 29 - 16th Annual Harvest Moon Festival Location: Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner, New Hampshire. Contact: 603-456-2600, mkim.store@tds.net, www.indianmuseum.org. September 29-30 - 29th Annual Powwow Location: Dorseyville, Pennsylvania. Notes: C.O.T.R.A.I.C 29th annual powwow. 12 noon - 7pm. Gates open at 12 noon, grand entry is 1pm. Powwow goes on rain or shine. Our special feature dancers are the *Aztec dancers*. $6.00 for adults, $4.00 for elders and children under 12. Absolutely no drugs or alcohol permitted. Contact: powwowies@hotmail.com. 412.782.4458 Lisa Morales. September 29-30 - 32nd Annual Fall Native American Dance and Crafts Festival Location: DeSoto Caverns Park, Childersburg, Alabama. Contact: 256-387-7252, 800-933-2283, fun@desotocavernspark.com, www.desotocavernspark.com. September 29-30 - Iroquois Indian Museum Dance Weekend Location: Caverns Road, Howes Cave, New York. Contact: 518-296-8949, info@iroquoismuseum.org, www.iroquoismuseum.org. September 29-30 - 8th Annual Permian Basin Intertribal Pow Wow Location: Odessa College Sports Center at West University, Odessa, Texas. Contact: 432-889-2693, lrtjerina@sprintpcs.com. September 29-30 - 29th Annual Contest Pow Wow Location: Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center, 120 Charles St, Dorseyville, Pennsylvania. Contact: 412-782-4457 ext 202. September 29-30 - Harvest Moon Festival and Creator Praise Pow Wow Location: Lake Cochituate State Park, Natick, Massachusetts. Contact: Caringhands 508-339-5271. September 29-30 - Saratoga Native American Festival Location: Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York. Contact: 1-800-980-FEST, info@saratoganativefestival.org, www.saratoganativefestival.org. September 29-30 - 5th Annual Perrsburg Pow Wow - They Walked Here Before Us: A Woodland Indian Celebration Location: Buttonwood Park on River Road, State Route 65, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact: 419-698-9575, 419-381-7042, , perrysburgpowwow@hotmail.com. September 29-30 - Midwest SOARRING Foundation 13th Annual Harvest Pow Wow Location: Naper Settlement, Naperville, Illinois. Contact: Janet Sevilla 773-585-1744, soarring@aol.com, www.midwestsoarring.org. September 29-30 - Honor Our Children Traditional Powwow Location: Bishop Park, Wyandotte, Michigan. Notes: Gates open 10:30AM Saturday & Sunday. With very special guest MC: Dennis Banks (Aboriginal actor & civil rights leader). A feast provided Saturday evening. Contact: Contact: Bryan Halfday or Faye Givens at American Indian Services (313)388-4100. September 30 - San Geronimo Feast Day Location: Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Contact: 505-758-1082, tourism@taospueblo.com, www.taospueblo.com. OCTOBER 2007 New October 2-6 - 95th Cherokee Indian Fair Location: Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds, Cherokee, North Carolina. Contact: 800-438-1601, www.cherokee-nc.com. October 4-6 - Cherokee of Georgia 27th Annual Fall Powwow Location: St. George, Georgia. Notes: Free admission, free parking and free camping. Primitive camping and limited electric hook-ups available. Thursday and Friday children's days. Demonstrations, storytelling, flute playing, and Native American song featuring Crystal Woman. Grand Entry Friday and Saturday 7PM. All dancers welcome. Host Drum: Redbird Juniors MC: Fred Glennon, Head Lady: TBA, Head Man: TBA, traditional 7-sided Cherokee Council House open for tour. Contact: ebrock63@hotmail.com. October 4-6 - Cherokees of Georgia Location: Pow Wow Grounds, St. George, Georgia. Contact: 904-275-3393, 912-843-2230. October 5 - Spirit of the Heard Award Ceremony Location: Heard Museum, 2301 North Central, Phoenix, Arizona. Notes: Free event. Contact: Wendy Weston at 602-251-0284, www.heard.org. October 5-6 - 13th Annual Coushatta Pow Wow Location: Coushatta Pavilion, Kinder, Louisiana. Contact: 800-584-7263, coushattapowwow@yahoo.com, www.coushattapowwow.com. October 5-7 - 21st Annual He Sapa Wacipi Na Oskate Location: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, South Dakota. Contact: 605-341-0925, www.blackhillspowwow.com. October 5-7 - Suwannee Pride Live Oak Powwow Location: Live Oak, Florida. Notes: 9:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday. Open free to schools and organizations, field trips.10:00 am to 10:oopm Sat and Sunday. Admission $5 - adults. Children under 12 free. Week end pass for $10.00. Sat night Musical concert with Chief Jim Billie and Dave Whitewolf Trezak. Daily draw money for registered dancers. Free dance money draws for tiny tot dancers. Grand entry Fri. 7:00 pm, Sat 1:00 pm, Sunday 1:00pm gates close at 5:00pm Sunday. Camp, feed and free primitive camping for dancers vendors, and volunteers. Vendor space available. Contact: Julie Norris jno8363406@aol.com, 386-935-2982. October 5-7 - Shiprock Navajo Fair Contest Pow Wow Location: Shiprock, New Mexico. Notes: MC: Derek Mathews, Albuquerque, NM. Arena Director: Randy Medicine Bear, Loveland, CO. Head Gourd Dancer: Picked per session. Gourd Dance Drum: Long Walk Descendents, Leo Harrison, Shiprock, NM. Host Southern Drum: Southern Outlawz, Shiprock, NM. Visiting Host Northern Drum: Blackstone, Sweetgrass, Saskatchewan, Canada. Head Dancers: Picked per session. Registration will be open at 3pm Friday and 9am Saturday. Gourd Dancing will be at 5pm Friday, 11am and 5pm Saturday, and 11am Sunday. Grand Entries will be at 7pm Friday, and 1pm and 7pm Saturday. There will be a Men's Traditional Old Style Special Contest Friday Night Sponsored by Jack Williams and Family. Gourd Dancing on Sunday will be sponsored by Byran Isaac. Contact: (505)793-5532 or babyeri06@yahoo.com. October 6 - 15th Annual Nemki Friendship Pow Wow Location: Batavia Middle School, Batavia, Illinois. Contact: 630-879-0117, 630-669-5675. October 6 - Walters Fall Fest & Benefit Powwow Location: Walters, Oklahoma. Notes: Parade: staging at football field parking lot at 10:30 am. Gourd Dance: 1:00 pm. Hosts Celebrating Traditions Co-Hosts: Puhi Tekwap Language Class & The Wahnee Family. Grand Entry & Veterans Honoring: 7:00 pm. Head Staff Masters of Ceremonies Michael Burgess and Eugene BlackBear. Arena Director: Freddie Banderas. Head Man Gourd: Ben Norberto. Head Man War: Terry Geimausaddle. Head Lady: Linda Silverhorn. Head Boy Gourd: Alex Akoneto. Head Boy War: Kenneth Ingle. Head Girl Gourd: Harlequin Ototivo. Head Girl War: Adriana Banderas. Powwow to benefit Comanche Language Youth Class. Vendors welcome at $15.00 per table or 25.00 per space. No admission fees. No Specials. Contact: Nakima celebratingtraditions87@yahoo.com 580-875-3145. October 6 - Native American Farmers Market Location: Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 East Washington, Phoenix, Arizona. Notes: Free event. Saturday from 8 AM to 2 PM. Contact: Stacey Ray at 602-495-0901, www.pueblogrande.com. October 6-7 - Chiricahua Apache Ceremonial Location: Apache, Oklahoma. Notes: This feast is annual in October, this memorial feast is for the late Watson Mythlo, last POW from Castillo De San Marcos, St. Augustine, Fla. Each evening will include; Dance of the Mountain Spirits, Round Dance, and Back & Forth. The Dance groups include Mescalero, Warm Springs, and Chiricahua. A feast is served each evening at 5 PM. Contact: pahdopony@aol.com, For information Call 580-353-1329 or 580-588-2789. October 6-7 - Voices Gathering, Honoring Veterans & Sacred Sites Location: Apple Valley, California. Notes: Voices Gathering, Honoring Veterans & Sacred Sites. Oct.6 & 7, 2007 Where: Lone Wolf Colony, 23200 Bear Valley Rd., Apple Valley, CA. Admission & Parking Free. Open to Public. Bring your own chairs, shade & enjoy! RV hookups, overnight camping ( campground with showers). Gourd dance 12 pm Grand Entry 1 pm. Sat. ends at 10 pm Sundays ends at dusk Host Drum TBA, MC: TBA, Arena Director: Larry Garcia/Laguna Pueblo, Whip Man: Roger Slaughter ( Mohawk) Headman: LLoyd Thompson (Lenape/Cherokee), Headlady: Sherry L. Gilmore- Thompson (Cherokee / Choctow). Speaking on behalf of Sacred Sites "Wounded Knee" of the Vallejo Inter-tribal Council. Children activities :Julia Bogany /Gabrien/ Tongva Tribe w All Veterans, All Princesses, All Drums & Dancers are welcomed. No drugs, No weapons, No alcohol, No attitudes allowed. With respect to our elders, no pets allowed. All vendors welcome. Vendors to supply own power. Contact: Vendor contact Doug or Annie: 951-943-1886 Rosemary : 760-961-0372, Ken or Paulma Pierce: 760-247-2472, Shirley Barra: 760-972-1110. October 6-7 - American Indian Festival Location: Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Contact: 770-791-0066, vitwind@alltel.net, www.vitwind.com. October 6-7 - 17th Annual Council Oak Pow Wow Location: Dighton town Hall, Somerset Avenue, Dighton, Massachusetts. Contact: 508-880-6887, manidoogekek2004@yahoo.com. October 6-7 - 4th Annual Natchez Trace Pow Wow Location: Historic Leipers Fork Village, Franklin, Tennessee. Contact: 615-599-7347, 615-591-1682, info@natcheztracepowwow.com, april@natcheztracepowwow.com, www.natcheztracepowwow.com. October 6-7 - 10th Annual Native American Day Gathering Location: Routes 51 and 70 at Cedar Creek Park, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. Contact: Clara Gockel 724-523-8724, sprtwlfstr2egls@yahoo.com. October 6-7 - Martinsburg Pow Wow Location: Martinsburg Fairgrounds, Martinsburg, Virginia. Contact: 252-257-5384, powwow@vance.com. October 6-7 - Mountain Spirit Pow Wow Location: Marion County Park, Fairmont, West Virginia. Contact: Betty Baird 304-662-6220, bettysbaird@earthlink.net. October 6-7 - Rama Mnjikaning First Nation Thanksgiving Celebration Location: MASK Arena, Rama, Ontario, Canada. Contact: 705-325-3611 - Robin: ext 1298, John: ext 1294, Emerson: ext 1297, Vicki: ext 1288, Ron: ext 1231. October 6-7 - 33rd Annual American Indian Pow Wow Association Location: Thomas Square, Honolulu, Hawaii. Contact: 808-235-4670, Native Winds 808-374-8018, nativewinds1152@aol.com. October 6-7 - 11th Annual Abenaki Heritage Pow Wow Location: Mi-Te-Jo Campground, Milton, New Hampshire. Contact: 603-473-2746, awasos3@yahoo.com. October 6-7 - Native American Arts & Crafts Festival and Overnight Camp Out Location: Cougar Park, 10664 Socorro Rd, Socorro, Texas. Notes: Come and join us for 2 days, celebrating the Native American and Indigenous culture. Everyone is welcome to come and camp-out. There will be Inter-tribal dancing, dancers, singers, arts & crafts, food and refreshment booths. Native American Arts & Crafts vendors needed, no fee to set-up your own booth. Saturday: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Admission: Free. Contact: Suky Ramos : (915)-422-1700 - SRamos6213@aol.com. October 6-8 - Cowasuck Band - Fall Gathering and Pow Wow Location: Connecticut Trolley Museum, North Road I-91 - exit 45 (Route 140) East Windsor, Connecticut. Contact: 508-477-1772, cowasuck@comcast.net, www.cowasuck.org. October 6-8 - 9th Annual Northern Lights Casino and Prince Albert Grand Council Pow Wow Location: Art Hauser Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Contact: Paul Lomheim 306-764-4777, paul.lomheim@siga.sk.ca, www.siga.sk.ca. October 7 - 2nd Annual Keetoowah Cherokee Pow Wow Location: Talequah, Oklahoma. Contact: 918-457-9665, 918-458-1097, www.ukb-nsn.gov. October 8 - 11th Annual Dakota Anpetu Pow Wow Location: Multi-Cultural Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Contact: 605-367-7400. October 12-13 - 3rd Annual Rio Grande Pow Wow Drum and Dance Competition Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico. Notes: This year's Pow Wow Drum and Dance Competition is dedicated to "Preserving the Past for the Future" Location: Las Cruces New Mexico State University Campus Football Practice Field, next to the Fulton Athletic Center, 1815 Wells St. Friday, Oct. 12th 4:00 PM Gourd Dancing 6:00 PM Grand entry and Contest Saturday, Oct. 13th 11:00 AM Gourd Dancing 1:00 PM Grand Entry and Contest 5:00 PM Gourd Dancing 7:00 PM Grand Entry and Contest Admission: $4.00 Vendor booth spaces available. For vendor information contact: Juanita Arguello, 505-373-8128. Contact: John Yazzie: 505-541-1760 or Matt Runsabove: 505-522-0515 October 12-14 - 20th Annual White Swan Indian Summer Celebration Location: The Pavilion in White Swan, Washington. Contact: Bessie Bill 509-945-1153, Tonya Spencer 509-985-4462. October 12-14 - San Manuel Pow Wow Location: California State University, San Bernardino, California. Contact: 909-864-8933, Vendors 909-880-3938. October 12-14 - Tannehill Indian Festival Location: Mccalla, Alabama. Notes: N.A.T.I.V.E. Native Alliance Teaching Indian Values and Education along with Tannehill Trails proudly presents the Tannehill Indian Festival, Tannehill Trails Arena, 22975 Eastern Valley Road. Event MC: Nammy award winning recording artist Dave Whitewolf Trezak, Headman: Jerry "Smitty" Smith, Headlady: Valerie Cooper, Head Vet: tba, Host Drum: Cherokee Road Singers, Guest Drum: Buffalo Thunder, Arena Director: Firehawk. All drums and dancers welcome! Friday, October 12, 2007 gates open 9:00 a.m. Grand Entry 11:00 a.m. Closing ceremony 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 13, 2007 gates open 9:00 am. Grand Entry at 11:00 a.m. Closing ceremony 7:00 p.m. Sunday, October 14, 2007 gates open 10:00 a.m Grand Entry at 12:00. Closing ceremony 5:00 p.m. Admission: adults $5.00, children 6-12 years old $3.00, under 6 free. Tannehill trails is located off interstate 59, 12 miles southwest of Bessemer, less than 30 minutes from downtown Birmingham. Take i-59/20 to exit 100 and follow the signs (approximately 2 miles) or you can take i-459 to exit 1 and follow signs (approximately 7 miles). contact: n.a.t.i.v.e@hotmail.com, www.native-web.net, (205)477-0522. October 12-14 - Appalachian Cherokee Nation Powwow Location: Bigstone Gap Virginia. Notes: October 12th, 13th & 14th Appalachian Cherokee Nation Pow Wow Bigstone Gap Virginia Pow Wow October 12th 10am-3pm for dancers and participants ONLY, 5pm to 9pm will be open to the public. Pow Wow October 13th 10am-8pm, & 14th 12noon-5pm This is a Day Money Pow Wow, Day money will be given to the first 10 dancers each day. All dancers are welcome to join us. Dancing, Story telling, Native American Games, and much more. Host Drum is Eagle Circle Drum www.eaglecircledrum.com. MC: Jerry Eaglefeather. Our Pow Wow is open to All tribes and public. NO drugs or alcohol allowed. food vendors $300.00 one space available. tents 10x10 $100.00, 10x20 $125.00 Spaces available. Directions to Frog Level Park Coming from Tenn. 1. Take Big Stone Gap exit #1 (US-23-BR N/US 58 Alt) toward Big Stone Gap. 2. At the end of the exit ramp turn left onto Gilley Ave. E. 3. Drive 1 mile and turn right at the stop light onto E 5th Street S 4. Drive 2/10 miles and turn left at stop light #5 onto Wood Ave. E. 5. Drive 1 mile and turn right onto Cherokee Ave. 6. Turn left into Frog Level Park. Coming from Norton 1. Take Big Stone Gap exit #1 (the second Big Stone Gap exit you approach) toward Big Stone Gap. 2. At the end of the exit ramp turn left onto Gilley Ave. E. 3. Drive 1 mile and turn right at the stop light onto E 5th Street S. 4. Drive 2/10 miles and turn left at stop light #5 onto Wood Ave. E. 5. Drive 1 mile and turn right onto Cherokee Ave. 6. Turn left into Frog Level Park. We invite all tribes and dancers and public to come and join us. Contact: Chief Clyde Silcox 276-679-4187, Glemia Walker 276-796-4389 after 5 p.m. October 12-14 - Kauai Pow Wow: Honoring Our Veterans Location: Kapaa, Kaui, Hawaii. Notes: Non-competition pow wow at Kapaa Beach Park, Island of Kauai. Gates open at 4 pm, Friday, Oct. 12 with vendors and frybread for sale. Traditional Cherokee Stomp Dance from 7 pm to 9 pm on Friday. On Sat. & Sun, Oct. 13 & 14, gates open at 9 am, with Grand Entry at 10 am. Head Woman: Rose Olney Sampson; Head Man: Melvin John; Host Drum: Wildhorse (S. Cal); MC: John Dawson; Arena Directors: Steve Wolf & Danny McDaniels. Host hotel: Aloha Beach Resort (808) 823-6000; Call David Sabian at Hertz for discounts on rental cars at 808-245-7530. Contact: Dale Jacobs (808) 828-1294; kauaipowow@yahoo.com or go to www.kauaipowwow.com. October 12-14 - Heard Museum Film Festival Location: 2301 North Central, Phoenix, Arizona. Notes: $10 per screening block, Friday to Sunday from 1 PM to 8 PM nightly. Contact: Wendy Weston at 602-251-0284, www.heard.org. October 13 - 9th Annual Rappahannock Tribal Pow Wow Location: 5036 Indian Neck Road, Indian Neck, Virginia. Notes: The Rappahannock Tribe presents their 9th Annual American Indian Pow Wow to be held on Rappahannock tribal land. Grounds open from 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Grand Entry at Noon. Inter Tribal. Native dancing, crafts and food. Fancy Dance, Traditional Dancing, Jingle Dancing, Grass Dancing, Fry Bread, Indian Tacos. History Orientation. Native village scene (Woodland). Rappahannock Cultural Center. ADMISSION: Adults = $5.00, 12-8 years old = $3.00 and 7 & under free. RAIN DATE: Sunday, October 15, 2006 from 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. FAMILY EVENT - Bring the whole family for a day of dancing, history, and fun. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, and enjoy the day! Please refrain from use of alcohol, drugs, and profanity. Contact: All Natives interested in participating, please contact Judith Fortune at 804-769-4205 for dance and registration requirements. Email: info@rappahannocktribe.org - Website; http://www.rappahannocktribe.org - Phone: 804-769-0260. October 13 - 8th Annual Cowlitz 'Honoring the Spirit' Pow Wow Location: St. Mary's Center, 107 Spencer Road, Toledo, Washington. Contact: 360-864-8727, citelders@toledotel.com, www.cowlitz.org. October 13 - Native American Connections / NARD Parade Location: 3rd Street and Sheridan to Indian School Park, Phoenix, Arizona. Notes: Parade Line-up: 6 AM; Parade Begins at 9 AM. Free Event. Contact: Native American Connections at 602-254-3247, www.nativeconnections.org. October 13 - NDNS4Wellness / NARD Gourd Dance and Social Powwow Location: Steele Indian School Park, Phoenix, Arizona. Notes: Saturday from 11 AM to 8 PM. Free event. Contact: Crystal Yazzie at 602-424-1600. October 13 - Miss Indian Arizona Scholarship Program Location: Chandler Center for the Arts; 250 N. Arizona Ave, Chandler, Ariz. Notes: Saturday 5:30 PM to 10 PM. $10 for Adults; $5 for Children under 12. Contact: www.missindianarizona.com, For Tickets, Call 480-782-2680. October 13-14 - Whispering Wolf Band Native American Festival Location: Windsor, Pennsylvania. Notes: Grand Entry 12 noon on Sat and 1 pm on Sun. Special appearance of MC Waste. World's Greatest Fry Bread from Sky's Lakota Kitchen. Native American arts & crafts. Directions: I83 exit 17, travel east approximately 8 miles, turn right onto Manor Road, entrance is 1 mile on right. $5.00 admission per carload. NO DRUGS or ALCOHOL on premises! Contact: Whispering Wolf Band 717-741-1059, RiverDancer18@gmail.com. October 13-14 - Silverhawk Native American Flute Gathering Location: 12449 Withlacoochee Blvd, Dade City, Florida. Notes: 9:00 am Saturday till 6:00 pm Sunday. Free admission, parking, primitive camping. Non stop entertainment all week-end: flute players, didge players, singers, story tellers, drum. Vendors, Native American food, Native American leather clothing, flute makers, Painted Ponies, blankets, much more. Saturday evening "Friendship Fire". "American Indian Christian Circle" Sunday at closing. Authentic Creek Indian village in the woods, trails and tower. A grass roots gathering in the country just 5 miles from town. A family affair: alcohol, drugs, bad attitudes not allowed. Contact: Dock Green Silverhawk 813-754-8990 slvhawk@aol.com. October 13-14 - 5th Annual Etowah Valley Indian Festival Location: Milam Farm Park, Cartersville, Georgia. Contact: 800-773-2280, 770-387-1357, www.notatlanta.org. October 13-14 - Burns Paiute Reservation Day Pow Wow Location: Burns High School, 1100 Oregon Ave, Burns, Oregon. Contact: 541-573-1772, julie.johnson@burnspaiute-nsn.gov, www.burnspaiute-nsn.gov. October 13-14 - Wolf Den Pow Wow Location: Wolf Den State Park, Pomfret Center, Connecticut. Contact: 860-428-9840, blskywlch@aol.com, www.coyoteclanpowwow.com. October 18-19 - Arizona Indian Education Association Youth Conference Location: Black Canyon Conference Center; 9440 N. 25 Street, Phoenix, Ariz. Notes: Registration Fee: $85 per student. Contact: Kathy Savala at 602-257-4051 or Lisa Blachorse at 480-236-7040. www.aieacorp.org. October 19-21 - 11th Annual Ossahatchee Indian Festival & Pow Wow Location: Hamilton, Georgia. Notes: Drum Competition, Competition Dancing, Primitive Skill Demonstrations. Authentic Indian Arts & Crafts, Artwork by Joe Belt, Leather, Jewelry, Pottery, Basket making, American Indian Dancing. Contact: www.ossahatchee.org, ossahatchee@gmail.com, 706-628-7653. October 20 - 30th Annual UW-Milwaukee Autumn Powwow Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Notes: Please join us to renew old friendships and to support our current students. Bring your dance regalia! Honoring Our Alumni. Open to the public. Doors open at noon. UWM Union Ballroom, 1st Floor, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd. Grand Entries 1:30pm and 7:00pm. Admission, Meal: 5:30pm (Singers and Dancers Free). General Public $6. Children & Elders 50+ $4. ***2 Step Contest***. Contact: Contace Jenelle or Diane at 414-229-5880. October 20-21 - 14th Annual Accohannock Fall Festival & Pau Wau Location: Marion Station, Maryland. Notes: 28325 Farm Market Rd. To assist us with our educational programs, Boy and Girl Scouts in uniform, children 5 and under, free admission. Otherwise a $4 donation. Demonstrations of tool making, weapons, and survival skills. Accohannock oyster sandwiches, seafood, Indian tacos, buffalo burgers, and other items. Saturday & Sunday 10am to 5pm with Grand Entry at noon. Camping for vendors and dancers. Contact: E-Mail: accohannock@dmv.com. Web site: http://www.skipjack.net/le_shore/accohannock. Phone: 410-623-2660. October 20-21 - A Time of Thanksgiving Location: Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Contact: 610-797-2121, www.museumofindianculture.org. October 20-21 - 14th Annual Land of Falling Waters Traditional Pow Wow Location: Parkside Middle School, Jackson, Michigan. Contact: 269-781-6409. October 20-21 - 5th Annual Four Bay Winds Native American Indian Gathering Location: Lot behind the Maritime Museum, Harford County, Maryland. Contact: 410-942-0542. October 20-21 - 5th annual Euharlee Veterans Powwow Location: Euharlee, Georgia. Notes: 10-6 both days. No admission. $3.00 parking per car. Vendors by invitation only. Grand entry at noon Saturday, 1pm Sunday. Primitive camping. Contact: amndn@mindspring.com Sam Hinson 770-546 7191. October 20-21 - Native Dance and Friendship Festival Location: Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area, Leesport, Pennsylvania. Notes: Festival featuring Native Dancing, Native Artists. 10AM-6PM both days. Only Native American Indian-made arts and crafts will be sold. Vendors by Invitation Only. MC Bill Crouse. Buffalo Creek Dancers, Morningstar Drum, Storyteller Dovie Thomason, Al Cleveland, flute. Native Foods. Admission: Adults $6.00, Children (6-12) $3.00, 5 and under free. Free Parking. Complete Driving Directions at: http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/sb/directions.htm. Contact: Jane George, gfiresong5@twcny.rr.com. 315-677-0188. October 26 - National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Pow Wow Location: Honolulu, Hawaii. Notes: The NIEA hosts an evening pow wow in conjunction with their annual convention. This year's pow wow will be held at the Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, from 6 PM til Midnight. Head man: Joe Hacker, Rosebud Sioux. Head lady: Tawny Hale, Navajo. Invited drum: Yellow Face, White Shield, ND. Come join us for a pow wow in paradise! Contact: powwow07@earthlink.net. October 26-27 - Roy Track Memorial Mesa Powwow Location: Pioneer Park, 525 East Main Street, Mesa, Arizona. Notes: Free Event. Friday night free concert by Clan/Destine, Powwow Saturday from 10 AM to 10 PM; Sunday 1 PM to 6 PM. Contact: Hawk Track at 602-266-3744. October 26-28 - 19th Annual Meherrin Indian Pow Wow Location: Highway 11 North, Ahoskie, North Carolina. Contact: 252-398-3321 (leave message), meherrin@inteliport.com, www.meherrintribe.com. October 27 - Bacone Fall Scholarship Pow Wow Location: 2299 Old Bacone Road, Muskogee, Oklahoma. Contact: Kyle Taylor 918-360-1085, taylork@bacone.edu, www.bacone.edu. October 27 - 12th Annual Spirit of the Harvest Pow Wow Location: Gates Tennis Center, Houghton, Michigan. Contact: 906-487-3692, lasherma@mtu.edu, www.outreach.mtu.edu/na. October 27 - 9th UW-Platteville Traditional Pow Wow Location: University of Wisconsin Field house, Platteville, Wisconsin. Contact: 608-342-1705, allsup@uwplatt.edu. October 27-28 - Inn Of The Mountain Gods Contest Pow Wow Location: Inn Of The Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Mescalero, New Mexico. Notes: Contest Pow Wow. Grand Entry Saturday at 1:00 AND 7:00 pm, Sunday at 1:00 pm. Gourd Dancing Saturday at 11:00 am and 6:00 pm, Sunday at 11:00 am. Dance categories; Golden Age, Adults, Teens, Juniors, Tiny Tots. Special Contest; Adult Men's Northern Traditional, Adult Women's Jingle. Drum Singing Competition. MC: Bruce Kinekole II, Arena Director: Marty Pinnecoose. Head Dancers: Selected at each session. Southern Host Drum: Matt Taptto & Southern Singers. Northern Host Drum: Starfeather, Jemez Pueblo. All dancers, drums, Princesses, vendors, and public are welcome! Contact: 505-464-7336 www.innofthemountaingods.com. Please Note: The Gathering of Nations does not endorse any powwow or event other than the Gathering of Nations Powwow and the Eschikagou Powwow. Please contact the event directly for any additional information or questions. ========================================================================== Aboriginal Multi-Media Society Updated September 16, 2007 Aboriginal Community Events Listing http://www.ammsa.com/ammsaevents.html SEPTEMBER 2007 Sept 28, 2007 4th Annual Aboriginal Music Festival Odeon Events Centre, Saskatoon, SK., $20 (Advance Tickets ONLY) All proceeds will go towards the IPP Aboriginal Youth Development Programs. Doors open 4:30, Event at 5:00 Call Alex 306-966-2027 or Raul 306-966-4272 for Tickets! OCTOBER 2007 October 2-4, 2007 "Only a matter of time-Air and Energy Efficiency" Environmental Conference Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Lands and Resources Secretariat Regina, SK. Contact Shelley Mike (306) 956-1021 or Fax at (306) 665-1318 or E-mail at: shelley.mike@fsin.com October 3-5, 2007 CASTS Conference Calgary, AB Philip at phone: (306) 281-4188 October 6th & 7th, 2007 33rd Annual Intertribal Pow Wow "Honoring Our Native Veterans." Thomas Square Honolulu, Hawai`i Everyone is invited to attend this free event, which will feature dancing, drumming, singing, arts and crafts, and food. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Information (808) 953-0422 or (808) 734-8018. E-mail: Nativewinds1152@aol.com. October 8th, 2007 8th Annual Native American Flute and Storytelling Concert Center for Hawaiian Studies, 2645 Dole Street, Honolulu. This free concert is jointly sponsored by AIPA, the Center for Hawaiian Studies and Native Winds Gift Gallery & Craft Supply. Information (808) 734-8018 or E-mail: Nativewinds1152@aol.com. Oct 10-12, 2007 (Iskwewak) Aboriginal Youth Leadership Training Retreat Ancient Spirals Retreat (20 Min. South of Saskatoon) Ages 16-21, $100 (Cost will include Transportation, Lodgings, Food, and Supplies for Workshops) www.ccde.usask.ca/go/indigenous October 12, 13 & 14, 2007 Native American Pow Wow Kapaa Beach Park, Kauai, Hawaii The theme of this year's event is "Honoring Our Veterans." Everyone is invited to attend this free event, which will feature Native American dancing, drumming, singing, flute performances, arts and crafts, and food. This is a drug and alcohol free event. The pow wow host hotel is Aloha Beach Resort (808) 823-6000. Discounts on car rentals for pow wow goers are available by calling David Sabian at Hertz Rental Cars, (808) 245-7530. There are ample volunteer opportunities for those who want to help with the pow wow - no experience required. For more information, call the Kauai Pow Wow Council at (808) 828-1294 or send email to kauaipowwow@yahoo.com. October 17th - 21st, 2007 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Deadline: June 1st, 2007 For further information regarding submission categories, requirements and downloadable submission forms we encourage you to visit the festival website at www.imagineNATIVE.org or contact Amye Annette at (416) 585-2333 October 23rd, 2007 2nd Annual CCAB Calgary Gala Dinner Calgary, AB Email: cbowers@ccab.com Tel: 416-961-8663 ext. 222 Oct 24-26, 2007 (Napewak) Aboriginal Youth Leadership Training Retreat Ancient Spirals Retreat (20 Min. South of Saskatoon) Ages 16-21, $100 (Cost will include Transportation, Lodgings, Food, and Supplies for Workshops) www.ccde.usask.ca/go/indigenous ========================================================================== Whispering Winds Updated September 16, 2007 http://www.whisperingwind.com/ A Magazine of American Indian Crafts*Material Culture*Powwow SEPTEMBER 2007 * 28-30 Thunder & Lighting Powwow. Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Banning, CA. Info: (800) 252-4499 or (951) 849-2697. Email: info@morongonation.org * 29 4th Annual Cherokee Red Star Memorial Ancestor's Dance. Blue Spring Heritage Center, Eureka Springs, AR. Info: 479 253-9244 Email: webadministrator@redstargourd.com WebSite: www.redstargourd.com * 29 West Valley College 19th Annual Powwow. West Valley College, Saratoga, CA. Info: (408) 741-2029. Email: michelle_reed@westvalley.edu WebSite: http://www.westvalleypowwow.org * 29-30 They Walked Here Before Us: A Woodland Indian Celebration. Buttonwood Park, Perrysburg, OH. Info: 419-698-9575 & 419-381-7042 Email: perrysburgpowwow@hotmail.com * 29-30 29TH Annual Powwow. 120 Charles Street, Dorseyville, PA. Info: 412-782-4458 or Email: POWWOWIES@HOTMAIL.COM OCTOBER 2007 * First Weekend American Indian Festival. Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, Lawrenceville ,GA. Info: 770-963-6522 Email: VITWIND@ALLTEL.NET * 2-6 95th Annual Cherokee Indian Fair. Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds. Info: (828) 497-8128. * 6-7 Voices Gathering; Honoring Veterans & Sacred Sites. Powwow. Lone Wolf colony, Apple Valley, CA. Info: 951-953-1886 or mtnrose07002@yahoo.com * 6-7 10th Annual Native American Day Gathering. Cedar Creek Park, Belle Vernon, PA. Info: 724-523-8724 or sprtwlfstr2egls@yahoo.com * 6-7 Suscol Intertribal Council 14th Annual Pow-wow "Honoring Our Ancestors & Cultural Ways". Yountville Veterans Home Picnic Grounds, Yountville, CA. Info: (707) 256-3561 Email: suscol@i-cafe.net * 12-14 Spirit Of The Wolf Intertribal Celebration. Applachian Fair Grounds, Gray, TN. Info: 423-384-9909-or-423-384-1588 or thunderwolf-111@hotmail.com * 12-14 Tannehill Indian Festival. Tannehill Trails Stable, 22975 Eastern Valley Rd., McCalla, AL. Info: 205-477-0522; Email: n.a.t.i.v.e@hotmail.com WebSite: www.native-web.net * 13-14 Silverhawk Native American Flute Gathering. Wthlacoochee River Park, Dade City, FL. Info: 813-754-8990, Email: slvhawk@aol.com * 13-14 Whispering Wolf Native American Festival. Manor Road at Steam O'Rama, Windsor, York County, PA. Info: 717-741-1059 or Email: Riverdancer18@gmail.com * 17-21 Tama School Days and Powwow. Tama Tribal Town, Whigham, GA. Info: (229) 762-3165 Email: mvr22rose.net * 20 Pow Wow on The Chisholm Trail. Johnson County Heritage Park, Cleburne, TX. Info: 817-233-5730 Email: big_ndn@hotmail.com * 20-21 Fifth Annual Euharlee Veterans' Powwow. Frankie Harris Park, Euharlee, GA. Info: Joey Pierce 404-377-4950 or Sam Hinson 770-546-7191 Email: amndn@mindspring.com * 20-21 14th Annual Accohannock Fall Festival & Powwow. 28325 Farm Market Rd., Marion Station, MD. Info: 410-623-2660 Email: accohannock@dmv.com WebSite: http://skipjack.net/le_shore/accohannock * 26-28 Florida Native American Indian Society 5th Annual Powwow. Withlacoochee River Park, Dade City, FL. Info: (352) 583-5024 mbmartin352@earthlink.net * 27-28 8th Annual Powwow sponsored by Four Winds Tribe Louisiana Cherokee Confederacy. Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds, DeRidder, LA. Info: (337) 825-8641 or talkingleaves2003@yahoo.com * 26-28 Festival of native American arts and Crafts and Powwow. Chattahoochee Boat Basin and Park, Chattahoochee, FL. 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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: Leo Norwegian" --------- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:09:47 -0700 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="LEO NORWEGIAN" http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2007/09/17/nwt-norwegian.html Dehcho elder Leo Norwegian dies CBC News September 17, 2007 N.W.T. elder Leo Norwegian, who headed the Dehcho First Nations elders' council, died on Friday in Edmonton. He was 86. Norwegian, who died in an Edmonton hospital of complications following liver surgery, was an early and ardent advocate of the Dehcho land claims process. The Dehcho First Nations comprise 10 communities in the southwest region of the Northwest Territories. Theirs is the only aboriginal group along the route of the proposed 1,200-kilometre Mackenzie Valley pipeline that is still negotiating a land claim agreement with Ottawa. Norwegian is survived by a large family, including his nephew, current Dehcho First Nations Grand Chief Herb Norwegian. Daughter Martina Norwegian described her father as a great teacher. "He was always our inspiration, our encourager," she told CBC News on Monday. "He used a lot of his experiences as examples for us... how we can always make a bleak moment better by being kind. He was always such a philosopher." His funeral is scheduled to take place Friday at 1 p.m. MT in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. Copyright c. CBC 2007. --------- "RE: Crossings" --------- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:45:54 -0600 From: Gary Smith Subj: NA News Item - - - - - - -- - - - - - - filename="CROSSINGS" Sepotember 20, 2007 Leona M. "Tuffy" Martin MARTIN - Leona M. "Tuffy" Age 67 of the Town of Tonawanda, unexpectiedly, September 19, 2007; beloved wife of Larry "PeeWee" Martin; loving mother of Larry (Grace) Martin, Lori (John) Persico, Michelle, David and Michael Martin; loving grandmother "Totah" of Jennifer, Stephanie, Dawit, Caitlin, Samantha, Megan and Alexa; sister of Arnie General, Bernice Davis and Myrna Carpenter and the late Sidney, Alton and Donny General, Beulah Hill and Ruby Martin; sister-in-law of Joann (Carl) Maracle and Vicky Martin; also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was the daughter of the late Vera and Grant General and Nancy and Norman "Trump" General. Leona was a long-time employee of Columbus Hospital. She was a member of the Niagara Chapter of Native Women, the Fort Erie Friendship Center Elders and the Six Nation Benevolent Association. Leona was always full of energy and was an avid softball player and loved spending time with grandchildren. Friends may call at the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc., 1241 Oliver St. at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Friday. She will be resting at 1668 Sour Springs Rd., (2nd line) Six Nations Indian Reservation, Ontario, Canada. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday at 11 AM from Sour Springs Longhouse, interment in the adjoining cemetery. Copyright c. 1999-2007 The Buffalo News. -=-=-=- September 19, 2007 Claudette Lowery Lumberton Claudette Adcox Lowery, 41, of 279 Littlefield Acres Loop Road, died Sept. 17, 2007, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. A memorial will be 4:30 p.m. Friday at Luther Britt Park, Shelter B, the Revs. Coval Long, Jerry Batten, Kent Prater and Jimmy Dale officiating. Surviving are her husband, Earl Wayne Lowery of the home; a daughter, Brittany Lowery of the home; her mother, Paulette C. Medina of Lumberton; and a sister, Kim Adcox of the home. Memorials may be made to Light of Nations Benevolence Fund, 3356 Regan Church Road, Lumberton, N.C., 28358. The family would like to thank Joanna, Marcella, Robin, Anita and the staff of Southeastern Regional Medical Center for their compassionate care. Floyd Mortuary & Crematory Inc. in Lumberton is serving the family. Charles Locklear Red Springs Charles Ronald Locklear, 60, of 314 Luke Road, died Sept. 15, 2007. The funeral will be 4 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Elim Baptist Church, the Revs. Tony Brewington and Tony Hunt officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Surviving are five sons, Charles Ronald Locklear Jr., Ritchie Locklear, Christopher Locklear, Aaron Locklear and Ray Charles Locklear; five daughters, Connie Rappleye, Charlene Chunn, Shelena McMillian, Monica Locklear and Chantay Renee Locklear; seven brothers, Robert W. Locklear, Jackie Berry, Johnny Berry, Jodie Berry, Jeffrey Berry, Daryl Berry and Kenneth Berry; five sisters, Daisy Dean Clark, Frances Attello, Robbie Jean Berry, Annie Berry and Jeana Locklear; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at Crumpler Funeral Home, 220 E. Fourth Ave, Red Springs. September 22, 2007 Lyn Marley Locklear, 70 Lyn Marley Locklear, 70, of 112 Crepe Myrtle Drive, died Sept. 20, 2007, at Duke University Medical Center. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Revels Funeral Home Chapel in Pembroke. Burial will be at a later date. Surviving are his wife, Pauline Locklear of the home; five sons, Dwight, Lynn Edward, Gary Dean, Kelvin and Blair Locklear, all of Pembroke; two daughters, Twayna Locklear and Angelina Oxendine, both of Pembroke; a sister, Eunice Bryant of Maxton; 14 grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Revels Funeral Home in Pembroke. September 23, 2007 Wesley Lowry, 83 Wesley Lowry, 83, of Greystone Maynor Nursing Home, died Sept. 21, 2007, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Monday at Bethel Hill Baptist Church, the Revs. Jimmie Hammonds and Harvey Lewis Locklear officiating. Burial will follow in the Lowry family cemetery. Surviving are a son, Earl Lowry of Lumberton; a daughter, Carolyn Chavis of Lumberton; and five grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory Inc. in Lumberton. Copyright c. 2007 The Robesonian, Lumberton, NC. -=-=-=- September 19, 2007 Charles R. Locklear RED SPRINGS - Charles Ronald Locklear, 60, of 314 Luke Road, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007. Services: Funeral, 4 p.m. Thursday in Mount Elim Baptist Church. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at Crumpler Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Red Springs. Survived by: Longtime companion, Sharon McMillan; sons, Charles Jr., Ritchie, Christopher, Aaron and Ray; daughters, Connie Rappleye, Charlene Chunn, Shelena McMillian, Monica and Chantay; brothers, Jackie Berry, Johnny Berry, Jodie Berry, Jeffrey Berry, Daryl Berry, Kenneth Berry and Robert; sisters, Daisy Clark, Frances Attello, Robby Berry, Annie Berry and Jeana; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Claudette A. Lowery LUMBERTON - Mrs. Claudette Adcox Lowery, 41, of 279 Littlefield Acres Loop Road, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Services: Memorial, 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Luther Britt Park, Shelter B. Survived by: Husband, Earl; daughter, Brittany; mother, Paulette Medina; and sister, Kim Adcox. Floyd Mortuary & Crematory of Lumberton. September 22, 2007 Lyn M. Locklear PEMBROKE - Lyn Marley Locklear, 70, of 112 Crepe Myrtle Drive, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, in Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Services: Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday in Revels Funeral Home chapel in Pembroke. Burial at a later date. Visitation, 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Survived by: Wife, Pauline; sons, Dwight, Lynn Edward, Gary Dean, Kelvin and Blair; daughters, Angelina Oxendine and Twayna; sister, Eunice Bryant; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Stevie Lowery Stevie Lowery, 53, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Services: Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday in Reeves Funeral Home chapel in Hope Mills. Burial in Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Survived by: Stepfather, Hilbreth Britt; mother, Bessie Britt; daughters, Rebecca Bright, Shania Lowery and Jessica Lowery; brothers, Jeff Lowery, Mike Britt Sr. and Joel Lowery; longtime companion, Kim Hunt; father, Eartle Lowery; and four grandchildren. Copyright c. 2007 The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. -=-=-=- September 23, 2007 Billy R. Smith Cherokee - Billy R. Smith, 23, of Cherokee, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Cherokee United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. Sunday until the service hour at the church. Copyright c. 2007 Asheville Citizen-Times. -=-=-=- September 19, 2007 Tremaine Elliot Daniel May Tremaine Elliot Daniel May, "Gii-Naabe-Winoodin" (Wind from the West), 29 days old, of Bemidji died Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo , ND. Funeral Services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the St. Antipas Episcopal Church in Redby , MN with Rev. Carol Smith and Rev. George Ross officiating. A visitation will be from 5-8:00pm on Friday, September 21, 2007 at the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji and one hour prior to the service at the Church. Interment will be at the St. Antipas Episcopal Cemetery in Redby , MN under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji. He was born on August 20, 2007 in Fargo , ND the son of Beverly Kay May. He loved spending time with his mother, who was always by his side, giving her loving support by talking to him, encouraging his progress, helping with his care, and especially the moments he spent in her arms. Tremaine was surrounded by many Ikwewag, and his special uncle and namesake Daniel Dudley. They provided strength, and were by his side in presence, prayers, daily tobacco offerings, and daily phone calls. These women included his special aunts Muriel "Mini" Dudley , Shayna May, and Bethany Dudley, who were constantly by Tremaine's side, talking to him, singing special songs, and providing comfort and encouragement to their sister and Tremaine. Also included are Shanon Dudley, Leah Dudley, Rhonda Litzau, Shalane Graves, Kim Schoenborn, Autumn Seki, Jan and Chelsea Beaulieu, Shauna Perrault, Beverly Smith, Liz Himmelright, Joyce Roy, Denise Dahl, and Rev. Carol "Coke" Smith. The unselfish commitment that these ladies gave to Tremaine, Beverly, and his Grandmothers will never be forgotten. He is survived by: his mother, Grandmother Sherri Dudley, Special Grandmother Elfreda "Beda" Dudley, who was always by his side. Grandfather Adrian May, Great-Grandparents Melvin May, Violet Roy, and Cordelia Hatlen. Many Aunts, Uncles, and Friends. He was preceded in death by: Grandpa Delwyn Dudley, and Great- Grandparents Fabian and Mildred Dudley. Casketbearers will be: Daniel Dudley, Kyle Clark, Drew Graves, Brian Seki, and Brennan Dudley. Honorary Casketbearers will be: Aunts and friends. September 22, 2007 Oscar Westbrook, Jr. Oscar Westbrook, Jr. age 82 of Minneapolis, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2007 at his home. Born on June 13, 1925 in Praco , Alabama, Oscar is survived by wife: Louise Ortley-Westbrook; sons: John Joe Downwind, Thomas (Barb) Westbrook, and Stephen Ortley; daughters: Rosalie (Bruce) Jourdain, Marilyn Westbrook, and Melody Ortley; sisters Betty and Charlotte; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by first wife: Winifred Downwind-Westbrook; sons: Alvin, James, and baby boy Douglas; parents; and nine siblings. Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 24, 2007 at the Little Earth of United Tribes Gymnasium with Chaplain Joan Olson officiating. There is an all-night wake starting at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 23, 2007with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service. Honorary Bearers are: Daniel Weyaus, Gary Polar, Jr., Dain Collins, Anna Westbrook, Contessa Ortley, and Joanna Sanchez-Cordero. Casket bearers are: Joey Kettle, T.J. Westbrook, Jared Westbrook, Frank Ortley, Eugene Eischens, Jr., and Samuel Ortley, Sr. Online condolences may be made at: www.chilsonfuneralhome.com Chilson Funeral Home-Winsted 320-485-4447. Copyright c. 2007 Red Lake Net News. -=-=-=- September 19, 2007 Emmanuel Louis Headbird Jr., 51, Emmanuel Louis Headbird Jr., 51, of Cass Lake, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007 at his home in Cass Lake. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Veteran's Memorial Building in Cass Lake with Rev. Harold Eaglebull and Rev. John Rock officiating. A wake started on Tuesday at the Veteran's Memorial Building and will continue until the time of the funeral. Burial will be in the Prince of Peace Cemetery in Cass Lake under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji. Calvin Laverne Spears Sr., 74 Calvin Laverne Spears Sr. "Jiimaan Ni Winini," 74, of Ponemah, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, at his residence in Ponemah. A traditional Indian service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Ponemah Community Center in Ponemah with Spiritual Leader Steve Jackson and Melvin Jones officiating. A wake will begin 2 p.m. today at the Ponemah Community Center in Ponemah and will continue until the service. Burial will be in the Family Burial Grounds in Ponemah. September 20, 2007 Tremaine Elliot Daniel May Tremaine Elliot Daniel May, "Gii-Naabe-Winoodin Wind from the West," 29 days old, of Bemidji died Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Funeral Services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the St. Antipas Episcopal Church in Redby, MN with Rev. Carol Smith and Rev. George Ross officiating. A visitation will be from 5-8:00pm on Friday, September 21, 2007 at the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji and one hour prior to the service at the Church. Interment will be at the St. Antipas Episcopal Cemetery in Redby, MN under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji. Copyright c. 2007 The Pioneer/Bemidji, MN. -=-=-=- October 18, 2007 Wesley High Elk Wesley High Elk Sr., 79, died Sept. 13, 2007, at Hot Springs VA Medical Center, Hot Springs, S.D. Services will be held at 2 p.m. MDT today, Sept. 18, at St. John's Episcopal Church, Eagle Butte, S.D. Burial services will be held at a later date in St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery, Thunder Butte, S.D. He is survived by his daughters, Raylene LeCompte, Selfridge, and Justine High Elk, Eagle Butte; his son, Wesley Jr., Huron, S.D.; two brothers Paul, Thunder Butte, and Floyd, Eagle Butte; one sister, Corrine High Elk, Eagle Butte; three grandsons; and two great-grandchildren. Luce Funeral Chapel, Eagle Butte. September 19, 2007 Antoine Pay Pay Antoine Pay Pay, 49, Eagle Butte, S.D., died Sept. 14, 2007, in Rapid City, S.D. Arrangements are pending with Oster Funeral Home, Mobridge, S.D. September 20, 2007 Chandler Eagle FORT YATES - Chandler Eagle Jr., 26, Fort Yates, died Sept. 16, 2007, in a two-vehicle accident north of Prairie Knights Casino. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the AJ Agard Memorial Building, Fort Yates. September 24, 2007 Benjamin C. Brown Wolf Benjamin C. Brown Wolf, 54, Eagle Butte, S.D., died Sept. 22, 2007, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Oster Funeral Home, Mobridge, S.D. Copyright c. 2007 Bismark Tribune. -=-=-=- September 19, 2007 Jerome Vermillion's life was packed full By Wendy Thorstenson Jerome Vermillion kept his fear of boredom at bay by living a life packed with family, different jobs and activities. During his 83 years, he served overseas in the U.S. Army before going on to work nearly 20 years in government civil service followed by almost 30 years as a school custodian. Jerome Vermillion, age 83 of Kenel, died Friday, Sept. 7, 2007. Jerome William Vermillion was born on Nov. 28, 1923 to Charles and Marcella (Little Hawk) Vermillion in Kenel. He went to school at Kenel and Marty Indian school. During his seventh grade year, Jerome received word of his mother's death while at Marty Indian School and had to drop out of school to go home and help with the family ranch. Jerome continued to work on the family ranch during his teenage years and it was during this time that he was employed with a government construction project (CCID). Jerome was the youngest employee on the project and his responsibility was to cut fire lanes within the bottomlands adjacent to the Missouri river. He was paid $45 per month. On June 9, 1942, at age 19, Jerome entered the U.S. Army and received his tactical training at Ft. Snelling, Mo. He was deployed overseas during the Pacific Theater and assigned to signal corps, radio operation. His tour took him to Brisbane, Australia, New Guinea, the Phlippines and Japan. During his tour he received several citations and campaign awards. His deployment overseas lasted two years, eight months and 26 days. After his discharge on Nov. 30, 1945, he returned to his family ranch in Kenel and in February, he married Lorraine Sleeps From Home. They were married for 37 years until her death in January 1983 and one daughter, Marcella, and four sons, Earl, Duane, Arthur and Anthony, were born to this union. Jerome remembered receiving replacement cattle during the fall of 1946 from the Tribe who was under the leadership of Josephine Kelly, chairperson at the time. From 1947 to 1949, Jerome drove bus on the Porcupine route for the Becker School. From 1949 to 1952, he was a tribal police officer stationed in Kenel. In 1952, at the request of Dan Howard, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST), he moved to Ft. Yates where he was hired as a wood crew supervisor. He provided cut wood to the community members for heating and cooking purposes. In 1953, he again became a police officer with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and was under the supervision of the late Reginald Bird Horse, captain of the police. In 1956, at the recommendation of Phillip Murphy, criminal investigator for the BIA, he transferred to Belcourt, N.D., as the chief of police. In 1958 he transferred to Lower Brule and Crow Creek Reservation. Missing family and friends, Jerome resigned from the police force in 1961 and returned to Kenel where he was soon employed with the BIA Roads Department as part of a fencing crew. In 1966 he was asked by the late Tiny Bud Jamerson to work with a relatively new program known as Head Start for children. This was the beginning of his tenure in the education system. From 1972 to 1974, he was a truant officer for the Ft. Yates School system. In 1974, he went to work for the BIA maintenance department assigned to the Ft. Yates School. During 1983 the SRST chose to contract educational functions currently under the BIA systems ending Jerome's civil service career with the government only 11 months short of a 20-year retirement. Under new authority, Jerome was rehired as custodian for the Standing Rock Grant Elementary School, a job that lasted until 2002. Although Jerome would have liked to reach his 30th anniversary with the same school, he decided to retire at age 79. During his years at the school, he watched parents, their children and sometimes their grandchildren attend the school. He missed the children and the friendships with the staff after his retirement. Jerome was presented with an honorary associate degree by Sitting Bull College on May 15, 2003. Jerome is survived by three sons, Duane (Laurel) Vermillion, McLaughlin, Anthony (Francis) Vermillion, Kenel, and Preston Vermillion of Kenel; grandchildren Teri Talley, Mike Talley, Renae Talley, Julie Talley, Dusty Talley, Crystal Vermillion, Tanzy Vermillion, Keaton Vermillion, Teira Vermillion, Jodi Vermillion, Charles Vermillion, Vicki Vermillion, Corwin Blue Dog and Elliot Iyarpeha; 30 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; and two sisters, Gertrude Bad Wound and Edna (Archambault) Vermillion. Preceding Jerome in death are his wife Lorraine; father, Charles Vermillion; mother, Marcella (Little Hawk) Vermillion; sons, Charles Joseph Vermillion, Earl Vermillion and Arthur Vermillion, and a daughter, Marcella (Vermillion) Talley. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. CDT on Friday, Sept. 14 at the Catholic Church of Assumption in Kenel. Burial followed at the church cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Casketbearers were Mike Talley, Dusty Talley, Keaton Vermillion, Charles Vermillion, Elliot Iyarpeya, Corwin Blue Dog, Jimmy Bad Wound, Kevin Bad Wound, Roger Bad Wound and Kyle Howard. Honorary casketbearers were WWII comrades Wayne Jones, Paul Yellow Hammer, Arlene Hodgekiss, Sherman Laubach, Roman Weiler, Leonard Village Center, Linda Lawrence, Margaret Eagle Staff, Judy and Corky Yellow Fat, Janet Thompson, Jimmy and Paula Gayton, Jamie Biesch, Kass Gayton, Pat Kelly, Isabelle Crow Feather and Maxine White Bull and family. Running Antelope was the drum group and Jerry Good House, Leon Smith and John Franklin provided the music. Copyright c. 2007 Mobridge Tribune. -=-=-=- September 18, 2007 Antoine Pay Pay Eagle Butte - Antoine Pay Pay, 49, of Eagle Butte died Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, in Rapid City. Arrangements are pending with Oster Funeral Home of Mobridge. Copyright c. 2007 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 38, Issue 38 Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Services for Walter Chanku Sr. Walter Jerome Chanku Sr., age 54, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, journeyed to the Spirit World on Friday, September 14, 2007. He was born on December 26, 1953 in Sisseton, South Dakota the son of Richard Larsen and Marion LaCroix. Walter was raised by grandparents Edward and Annie Chanku. He attended Sisseton High School and at the age 18, Walter moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. On August 29, 1990, Walter J. Chanku, Sr. and Rita Walters were joined in marriage in Sioux Falls. Walter was a bead worker and painter of Native American crafts. He also enjoyed playing guitar. He is survived by his wife Rita Chanku of Sioux Falls; children Walter Chanku Jr. of Sisseton, Cassie Chanku of Los Angeles, California and Loretta Chanku of Sisseton; his mother Marion LaCroix of Sisseton; sisters and brothers Leona Locke of Aberdeen, Morris LaCroix of Sisseton, Patsy Nordquist of Wilmot, Judy Amos, Richard LaCroix and Margaret Yellowback all of Sisseton; two uncles Melvin Chanku Sr. and Wallace Chanku; half- brothers and half-sisters Richard Larsen of Cass Lake, MN, Sherri Mann of Tomah, WI, Renae Graham of North Carolina, Lenae Stokes of Ohio, James Cross Sr. of Hastings, MN, Gerald Cross of Minnesota, Rebecca Mitchell of Cambridge, MN, Delbert Schultz of Minnesota, Teresa Van Wort, Josette Van Wort, Michael Larsen of Ohio, Jesse Larsen of Sisseton, Karen Gurneau of Minnesota; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by a brother Gary LaCroix, stepfather Norris LaCroix, father: Richard Larsen, grandparents Edward and Annie Chanku, and by two uncles Melvin Chanku Sr. and Wallace Chanku. Funeral services for Walter Chanku Sr. were held last Thursday afternoon, September 20th at the Community Center in Old Agency Village, South Dakota. Pastor Filmore Simon officiated at the funeral service and interment followed at Long Hollow Cemetery. Special music was provided by The Ascension Church Choir. Wakes were held Monday and Tuesday evening, and all night Wednesday at the Community Center. Honorary Casket bearers were all of Walter's nephews. Casket Bearers were Rayce Hill, Brian Williams, Vincent Owen, Justin Chanku, Corey Nordquist, Christopher Locke and Aaron Walters. The Chilson Funeral Home in Winsted, Minnesota served the family. Online condolences maybe made to www.chilsonfuneralhome.com/. Funeral services for Oscar Westbrook Oscar Westbrook Jr., age 82, of Minneapolis, MN passed away Thursday, September 20, 2007 at his home. Born on June 13, 1925 in Praco, Alabama , Oscar is survived by wife Louise Ortley-Westbrook; sons John Joe (Audrey) Downwind, Thomas (Barb) Westbrook, and Stephen Ortley; daughters Rosalie (Bruce) Jourdain, Marilyn Westbrook, and Melody Ortley; sisters Betty and Charlotte; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by first wife Winifred Downwind-Westbrook; sons: Alvin, James, and baby boy Douglas; parents; and nine siblings. Funeral services were held Monday morning, September 24, 2007 at the Little Earth of United Tribes Gymnasium in Minneapolis with Chaplain Joan Olson officiating. There was an all-night wake on Sunday. Honorary Bearers were: Daniel Weyaus, Gary Polar, Jr., Dain Collins, Anna Westbrook, Contessa Ortley, and Joanna Sanchez-Cordero. Casket bearers were: Joey Kettle, T.J. Westbrook, Jared Westbrook, Frank Ortley, Eugene Eischens Jr., and Samuel Ortley Sr. Online condolences may be made at: www.chilsonfuneralhome.com Chilson Funeral Home-Winsted, 320-485-4447. Copyright c. 1999-2007 by C. D. Floro/Earth and Sky Enterprises. -=-=-=- September 19, 2007 Susan Skunk, Lower Brule Susan Skunk, 39, Lower Brule, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lower Brule Community Center, Lower Brule. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Lower Brule. Wake services will be at 8 p.m. today at the community center. Arrangements are under the direction of Hickey-Wevik Funeral Chapel, Chamberlain. Copyright c. 2007 The Daily Republic/Mitchell, South Dakota. -=-=-=- September 18, 2007 Alan L. Brown Bull-Clifford MANDERSON - Alan L. Brown Bull-Clifford, stillborn infant, Manderson, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, at Pine Ridge Hospital. Survivors include his parents, Karen Brown Bull, Manderson, and Tony Clifford, Pine Ridge; three brothers, Jay Shoulders, Jeffrey Shoulders and Jamie Shoulders, all of Sharps Corner; and two sisters, Jennifer Shoulders, Sharps Corner, and Angela Brown Bull, Sioux Falls. Services are at 10 a.m. today at St. Agnes Catholic Hall in Manderson, with the Rev. Chris Collins officiating. Burial will be at St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Chandler Eagle Jr. FORT YATES, N.D. - Chandler Eagle Jr., Fort Yates, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, due to injuries received in an automobile accident. Arrangements are pending with Oster Funeral Home in Mobridge, S.D. September 19, 2007 Velma G. Lame OGLALA - Velma G. Lame, 77, Oglala, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, at Crestview Nursing Home in Chadron, Neb. Survivors include three sons, Floyd White Eyes and Russell White Eyes, both of Porcupine, and Roger Lame, Oglala; one adopted son, Robert McEwen, Chadron; six daughters, Linda "Sandy" White Eyes, Rapid City, Stella White Eyes, Franklin, Ind., Patricia Craven, Lincoln, Neb., Rose Marie White Eyes, Mesa, Ariz., and Jill Lame and Sybil Yellow Horse, both of Chadron; two sisters, Bernice Brown Eyes, Chadron, and Pearl Yellow Horse, Hot Springs; 35 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. A two-night wake begins at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at Church of God in Wounded Knee. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the church, with the Rev. Stanley Hollow Horn officiating. Burial will be at Fast Horse Creek Cemetery in Wounded Knee. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Veronica Rattler KYLE - Veronica Rattler, 21, Kyle, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in an auto accident. Survivors include one son, Shaun Janis of Kyle and Pine Ridge; her parents, Denise Red Owl, Kyle, and Harold Rattler, Cherokee, N.C.; two brothers, Presley Red Owl and Archie Red Owl, III, both of Kyle; eight half-brothers; and one sister, Wiyaka Red Owl, Kyle. Two-night wake services begin at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at Little Wound School in Kyle. Traditonal Lakota services are at 1p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the school, with Roger Byrd and Jerome LeBeau officiating. Burial will be at St. Stephen's Catholic Cemetery in Kyle. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. September 20, 2007 Sidney L. Hunter KYLE - Sidney L. Hunter, 75, Kyle, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, at Custer Regional Senior Care. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Hunter, Kyle; two sons, Ward Hunter, Pine Hill, N.M., and Harold Hunter, Casper, Wyo., one daughter, Tamera Hunter, Sterling, Colo.; one brother, John Hunter Jr., Los Angeles; and two sisters, Colleen Zephier, Kyle, and Patricia Jackson, Rapid City. A two-night wake will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Hall in Kyle. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at the hall, with the Rev. Rick Abert and the Rev. Chris Colins officiating. Burial will be at Hunter Family Cemetery, in Kyle. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Della Mae Starr OGLALA - Della Mae Starr, 61, Oglala, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, in Oglala. Survivors include five sons, Brian Starr, Pine Ridge, Frank Starr Jr., Rapid City, Shilo Long Visitor and Chet Crow, both of Oglala, and Curtis Crow, Mobridge; five daughters, Sheila Pickett, Danelle Two Bulls, Roberta Starr, Juanita Starr and Jennifer Starr, all of Oglala; her mother, Ida Tobacco, Oglala; two brothers, Tim He Crow and Gary Tobacco, Oglala; two sisters, Alvina Pickett, Crow Agency, Mont., and Phyllis Tobacco, Oglala; 23 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. A one-night wake begins at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at Loneman School in Oglala. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the school, with the Rev. Agnes Tyon officiating, with traditional Lakota services by Ivis Long Visitor Sr. Burial will be at Jumping Bull Family Cemetery in Oglala. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. September 21, 2007 Mary Jane Black Burn MANDERSON - Mary Jane Black Burn, three months, Manderson, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2007, in Manderson. Survivors include her parents, Myka Black Burn and Justine White Hawk, Manderson; two sisters, Miaa Stars Black Burn and Mayla Rose Black Burn, Manderson; maternal grandparents, Andrew and Ruby Black Burn, Riverton, Wyo.; and paternal grandparents, Eugenio and Denise White Hawk, Manderson. A first-night wake service begins at noon on Saturday, Sept. 22, at St. Agnes Catholic Hall in Manderson; second night wake begins at noon on Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Eugenio White Hawk residence in Manderson. Services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 24, at the White Hawk residence. Burial will be at White Hawk Family Cemetery in Manderson. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. September 22, 2007 Darlene J. Between Lodges-Mesteth WANBLEE - Darlene J. Between Lodges-Mesteth, 53, Wanblee, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Nelson Mesteth Sr., Wanblee; two sons, Nelson Mesteth Jr. and Chadwick Mesteth, both of Wanblee; three daughters, Joanie Mesteth, Waynette Mesteth and Lisa Mesteth, all of Wanblee; one brother, Wilbur Between Lodges, Pine Ridge, one sister, Matilda Little Killer, Wanblee; and one grandchild. First-night wake begins at noon Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Nelson and Darlene Mesteth residence in Wanblee, and second-night wake begins at noon Monday, Sept. 24, at the Wanblee CAP Office. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the COP office, with Deacon Gerald Bush officiating. Burial will be at Gethsemane Episcopal Cemetery in Wanblee. Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements. Richard Standing Bear MARTIN - Richard Standing Bear, 24, Martin, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, in Rapid City. Arrangements are pending with Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge. Antonio Vargas PINE RIDGE - Antonio Vargas, 51, Pine Ridge, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, at Santa Clara, Calif. Arrangements are pending with Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge. September 23, 2007 Merle A. Ashmore Sr. KYLE - Merle A. Ashmore Sr., 41, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include three sons, Merle Ashmore Jr. and Gene Rowland of Salt Lake City, and Troy Lee Ashmore of Arizona; four daughters, Bobbi Jo Ashmore, Emily Ashmore and Arna Ashmore, all of of Kyle, and Sherie Rowland, Price, Utah; his parents, James Ashmore Sr. of Denver and Ramona Ashmore of Salt Lake City; two brothers, James Ashmore Jr. of Salt Lake City, and Lorenzo Ashmore of Rapid City; three sisters, Frances Ashmore, Eloise Ashmore and Arna Ashmore, all of Salt Lake City; and one grandchild. A one-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Hall in Kyle. Services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the hall, with Deacon Gerald Bush officiating. Burial will be at St. Barnabas Episcopal Cemetery in Kyle. Sioux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2007 The Rapid City Journal. -=-=-=- September 15, 2007 A Memorial for John (September 3, 1944 - September 15, 2005) I have been true to the teachings of my mother and the dedication of my sisters. I have been true to the teachings of my father and the wishes of my brothers. I have kept the trust of my parentage, and my tribe. I have served the People all of my sixty-one years. I have borne the burdens of mankind. I have loved, and been loved. I have caused hurt, but never harm, to those I have loved and disappointment to those who have loved me. I have walked through the wonders of this world carefully, mindful of those around me and considerate to those younger and older than myself. These things are expected of a youngest son. These things are expected of a man in my family; Care for the children Be kind to animals Take care of what comes to you Love your woman Work for your family Forgive yourself for your mistakes Honor your obligations Respect your heritage Treat others as you wish for yourself Have faith Be joyous Dance Celebrate These things have been given to me in this world: The trials that come to all men Labor for all the days of my life Anger that quieted with time Art and beauty... " food for my soul Friendship and brotherhood A loving family This life I loved! Thank you, thank you, and thank you! I am so glad I lived! Whitewing Fall '07 In Loving Memory... It wasn't my intention for this session of my expression to be for both my uncles, but not long after there wasn't any laughter. When I heard Donnie had died, I ran to him and sat there. And now there's a vow that they'll both share the poem, like some of the clothes that they wore and the day they were born. Alcohol has erupted and corrupted in the minds of Indian for years. I destructed in my efforts to hide my tears and now I engage in this madness with my peers as we get enraged and hide our fears. Some of us die or end up serving years. I wonder and I ponder all my choices, and ignore and hiss at all the caring voices. But alcohol seems like it heals and redeems life's ills that kills dreams and creates rivers and streams of depression that'll make any man display lethal aggression. Anyway, in the day of my demise I know they will say the way of sobriety is wise. For the other way there is no variety of prize for alcohol weakened and ended lots of Indian's lives including my uncles', this poem is for them. R.I.P. Ronald Dee Whitebeaver, 7-6-1963 to 3-7-2007 Donald Lee Whitebeaver, 7-6-1963 to 7-13-2007 Justin Whitebeaver Copyright c. 2007 Winnebago Indian News - Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. -=-=-=- September 18, 2007 Debbie Marie Bitsilly Fruitland April 18, 1965 - Sept. 17, 2007 Debbie Marie Bitsilly died Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in Shiprock. She was born April 18, 1965, in Shiprock, to Joe Sims Sr. and Ida Mae Sims. Funeral services are pending with Cope Memorial Kirtland Chapel, 458 County Road 6100 in Kirtland; (505) 598-9636. September 19, 2007 Matilda Ann Nez Hogback Sept. 21, 1959 - Sept. 16, 2007 Matilda Ann Nez, 48, of Hogback, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, in Shiprock. She was born Sept. 21, 1959, in Fort Defiance, Ariz. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, at Desert View Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Farmington. Matilda is in the care of Desert View Funeral Home of Shiprock; (505) 368-4607. Harry Lee Sweetwater, Ariz. Jan. 10, 1933 - Sept. 18, 2007 Harry Lee, 74, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, in Shiprock. He was born Jan. 10, 1933, in Sweetwater, Ariz., to Bish'Yaz Pa'shtony and Esther Taylor. Funeral services are pending with Cope Memorial Kirtland Chapel; (505) 598-9636. September 21, 2007 Azariah Aaron Benally Farmington Sept. 19, 2007 Our little angel, Azariah Aaron Benally, passed from this life into God's loving arms Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, at UNM Hospital in Albuquerque. Azariah a born Sept. 19, 2007, to Josh Benally and Elisha Begaye. Azariah is survived by his parents; grandparents, Travis Redhouse and wife, Cheyenne, and Marvin Paul and Rita Benally, all of Farmington; great-grandmother, Blanche Redhouse and husband, Richard, of Kirtland; four aunts, Laura May, Lisa Begaye, Grace Ashley and Nizhoni Redhouse; five uncles, Matthew Benally, Eric Ashley, Alonzo Begaye, Leonard Toledo and Lucas Begaye; and numerous cousins and other family. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today, Friday, Sept. 21, at Brewer, Lee, & Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute St. in Farmington, with Evangelist Jerry Domingo officiating. Azariah will then be laid to rest at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Farmington. Pallbearers will be Marvin Paul, Matthew Benally, Leonard Toledo and Kennard Tsosie. Honorary pallbearers are Travis Redhouse, Eric Ashley, Alonzo Begaye, Lucas Begaye and Brian Benally. A reception will follow the service at Travis and Cheyenne Redhouse's residence, CR 7010, House No. 1288, in Farmington. Azariah is in the care of Brewer, Lee, & Larkin Funeral Home; (505) 325-8688. Harry Lee Sweetwater, Ariz. Jan. 10, 1933 - Sept. 18, 2007 Harry Lee, 74, of Sweetwater, Ariz., died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, in Shiprock. He was born Jan. 10, 1933, in Sweetwater, to Pa'shtony and Esther Taylor. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. today, Friday, Sept. 21, at the Emmanuel Mission Church in Sweetwater. Pastor Eddie Benally will officiate. Interment will be at the Emmanuel Mission Community Cemetery in Sweetwater. Harry is in the care of Cope Memorial Kirtland Chapel; (505) 598-9636. September 23, 2007 Azariah Aaron Benally Farmington Sept. 18, 2007 - Sept. 19, 2007 Our little angel, Azariah Aaron Benally, passed from this life into God's loving arms on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, at UNM Hospital in Albuquerque. Azariah waa born on Sept. 18, 2007, to Josh Benally and Elisha Begaye. Azariah is survived by his parents; grandparents, Travis Redhouse and wife, Cheyenne, and Marvin Paul and Rita Benally, all of Farmington; great-grandmother, Blanche Redhouse and husband, Richard, of Kirtland; four aunts, Laura May, Lisa Begaye, Grace Ashley and Nizhoni Redhouse; five uncles, Matthew Benally, Eric Ashley, Alonzo Begaye, Leonard Toledo and Lucas Begaye; and numerous cousins and other family. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. today, Friday, Sept. 21, at Brewer, Lee, & Larkin Funeral Home, 103 East Ute St. in Farmington, with Evangelist Jerry Domingo officiating. Azariah was laid to rest at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Farmington. Pallbearers were Marvin Paul, Matthew Benally, Leonard Toledo and Kennard Tsosie. Honorary pallbearers were Travis Redhouse, Eric Ashley, Alonzo Begaye, Lucas Begaye and Brian Benally. A reception followed the service at Travis and Cheyenne Redhouse's residence, CR 7010, House No. 1288, in Farmington. Azariah is in the care of Brewer, Lee, & Larkin Funeral Home; (505) 325-8688. Copyright c. 2007 Farmington Daily Times, a MediaNews Group Newspaper. -=-=-=- September 19, 2007 Roselyn Guy CHINLE - Funeral services for Roselyn Ann Guy, 50, will be at 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Our Lady of Fatima, Chinle. Father Blaine will officiate. Burial will be in Chinle Cemetery. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Our Lady of Fatima. A rosary will be recited at Our Lady of Fatima. Guy died Sept. 16, 2007 in Chinle. She was born March 8, 1957 in Ganado into the Towering House People Clan for the Born for Coyote Pass People Clan. She attended Chinle High School and Northern Pioneer College. She worked for Chinle Day Care Center. She had numerous work certificates. She enjoyed sewing quilts and curtains, crafts, always helping other and visiting family and friends. Survivors include sons, Roland Tsosie, Ryan Tsosie; Daughter, Rebecca Guy; Parents George Guy Sr. and Rose Guy; brothers, Billy Guy, Alfred Guy, Elebert Guy, George Guy Sr.; sisters, Betty Towne, Emma Tsosie, Rosemary Guy, Jacqueline Guy; grandparents, Dagah Chee Begay, Bah Begay, Notah Draper, Elouise Draper; three grandchildren. Guy was preceded in death by George Guy Sr. Pallbearers will be Roland J. Tsosie, Ryan G. Tsosie, Wilfred Yazzie, Philbert Towne, Oscar Hernandez, Jerry Teller. The family will receive relatives and friends at George Guy Sr.'s Residence. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. September 20, 2007 Peter Draper DEL MUERTO - Funeral services for Peter Draper, 79, will be 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at the North Rim Bible Church, Del Muerto, Ariz. Pastor Jimmie Draper Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in Del Muerto family plot, 10 miles east of Chinle on Rt. 64, follow the signs. Draper died Sept. 16, 2007 in Phoenix. He was born Sept. 1, 1929 in Del Muerto into the Born Red Running into Water People Clan for Water Flow Together People Clan. He worked in Portland Ore., in Republication activities, and was in the US Army reserves as a gunner. He was a football and basketball fan. His hobbies included being a reader in library, a big game hunter, an orchard farmer, and he was a sheepherder when young. He was a road worker and ditch digger. Survivors include his brothers, Howard Draper Sr. of Window Rock, Jimmie Draper Sr. of Chinle; sister, Rebecca Draper Sekaquaptewa; Draper was preceded in death by brother, Phillip Draper Jr., Frank Draper Sr.; parents, Phillip A. Draper Sr. and Sally R. Draper and his grandparents Mr., and Mrs. Charlie Redhouse. Pallbearers will be his nephews. The family will receive relatives and friends at North Rim Bible Church. Leonard Francis MANUELITO, N.M. - Funeral services for Leonard K. Francis, 60, will be 11 a.m. at the St. Johns Evangelist Church, Houck. Father Berard Doeger will officiate. Burial will be in family land in Houck. Francis died Sept. 17, 2007 in Tse De Tha, Manuelto. He was born July 2, 1947 into the Blacksheep People Clan for the One Who Walks Around People Clan. He graduated from Intermountain Indian School in 1967 and attended trade school in Oakland as a bodyman and upholsterer. He worked as a silversmith and jeweler with various Indian jewelry stoves , Thunderbird Jewelers, Galanis Jewelry, Joey Salem, Mike Morgan Nava-John Jewelry, Carol and Wilson Begay Jewelers. He was a community liiaison at Manuelito Chapter and a big fan of Elvis Presley. Survivors include mother, Marian D. Francis of Tse De Tha; brothers, Walter K. Francis of Teesto, Bobby Francis of Houck, Herman J. Francis of Tse De Tha; sisters, Janet Bertschi, Thelma J. Martinez, both of Albuquerque, Nora Francis, Paulene McCabe both of Tse De Tha, Elsie Ciccarello of Roanhorse Canyon, Wilhelmina Tsabetsaye of Sanders. Francis was preceded in death by father, Jim K. Francis; brother, Arnold J. Francis. Pallbearers will be Uriah McCabe, Elvin Willis, Walter Francis Jr., Donovan Tsabetsaye, Ronald Bertschi, Warren Ciccarello. The family will receive relatives and friends at Marian Francis' residence, Tse De Tha, Manuelito, N.M., after services Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. September 21, 2007 Leo Descheenie NAZLINI - Funeral services for Leo Joe Descheenie, 50, were at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Our Lady of Fatima Church in Chinle. Deacon Wilson Gorman officiated. Burial was in family land. Descheenie died Sept. 16, 2007 in Spider Rock Canyon. He was born Sept. 9, 1957 in Ganado. Survivors included wife, Ruth Gachupin; sons, Roderick Descheenie, Leon Descheenie; stepsons Willard Gachupin, Roderick Gachupin; daughters, Queena Mae Descheenie, Leonora Descheenie, Leandra Descheenie; stepdaughters Paulette Gachupin, Brenda Gachupin. Pallbearers were Travis Benally, Leon Descheenie, Eugene Robbins, Roderick Gachupin, Willard Gachupin, Brenda Gachupin. Tse Bonito Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Marlon Begay CHINLE - Funeral services for Marlon Bryan Begay, 26, will be 1 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the Our Lady of Fatima, Chinle. Father Blane Grein, OFM, will officiate. Burial will be in Black Mountain Mission Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Sept. 22. Begay died Sept. 17, 2007 in Chinle. He was born July 1, 1981 in Fort Defiance into the Tangled People Clan. He attended school at Chinle High and did odd carpentry job in the area. He enjoyed being with his children, nieces and nephews, volunteering in Chinle Head Start and visiting family. Survivors include wife Andrea Tom; sons, Josiah Marlon Begay, Jeremiah Gene Begay; parents, Lorenzo and Julie Begay-Sandoval; brothers, Michael Begay, Jon'Erik Tom, Eugene Kenneth; grandmother, Susie Begay. Begay was preceded in death by his brother, Johnny Tom; grandfather, Eugene Begay. Pallbearers will be Michael Begay, Jon'Erik Tom, Eugene Kenneth, Lorenzo Sandoval, Fabian Watchman, Malcom Jose. Silver Creek Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Copyright c. 2007 the Gallup Independent. -=-=-=- September 20, 2007 Jasper Baptisto Jasper Baptisto, 93, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on September 17, 2007. He was born on October 1, 1913. He was preceded in death by his wife Daisy Baptisto; sons: Roderick, Lawrence and Sharon Rallo Baptisto; daughters: Ethel Parchcorn and Marilyn Baptisto. He is survived by his children: Gloria Jean Baptisto, Shirlene Salazar, LaVella Deer Narcho, Patricia Ann Rush, and Stanley Alvin Baptisto; 19 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren. Wake services on September 21, 2007 from 7-10:00 PM at Memorial Hall, 9849 E, Earll Dr. (Longmore & Earll) on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Funeral Services on September 22, 2007, 9:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Papago Ward. Meldrum Mortuary handled the arrangements. Copyright c. 2007 The Arizona Republic. -=-=-=- September 19, 2007 Nellie N. Gilbert, 84 Nellie N. Gilbert, 84, passed away Sept. 8, 2007, at her residence in San Carlos. Born in old San Carlos on Feb. 28, 1923, she was a lifelong state resident and worked as a cook at the San Carlos Indian Hospital. Survivors include daughters, Rose Phillips of San Carlos, Patricia Newman of Albuquerque, N.M., Delphie Naltazan, Velda Dosela, Joyce Faye Benally, Debra Martin and Melissa Newman, all of San Carlos; sons, Alvis Gilbert, Gary Newman and Keith Casoose, all of San Carlos; sisters, Sadie Duncan, Rosalyn Phillips, Rosaria Martin and Madelyn Edwards, all of San Carlos and Violet Bullshoe of Browning, Mont.; 31 grandchildren, 52 great- grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Gilbert Sr. in 1990. The wake was Friday, Sept. 14 and service was Saturday, Sept. 15 with interment at the San Carlos Cemetery. Assisting the family was Lamont Mortuary of Globe. Copyright c. 2007 Arizona Silver Belt/Apache Moccasin. -=-=-=- September 20, 2007 Vernon Gilmore Sr. Vernon Gilmore Sr. entered into eternity on September 11, 2007. Although we will not get to see him he has traveled home to be with other family members. Vernon was born on February 6, 1939 in Coolidge, Arizona. He lived and made his home on the Quechan Reservation for over 55 years. Vernon was happily married to his sweetheart Essie Jean Gilmore for over 50 years. Vernon was employed by the Quechan Tribe for 40 years. We are all so blessed to have had him in our lives. Vernon was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and a friend, he will be severely missed and always remembered. We will miss his smile and laughter. He will remain in our hearts until we see him again. Vernon is survived by his wife, Essie Jean Gilmore; three sons, Vernon Gilmore Jr., Lavern Gilmore, and Lonnie Gilmore Sr.; two daughters, Ila Jean Hart and Bobbie Jean Gilmore; 27 grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren all of Winterhaven, California; brothers, Clarence (Clara) of Glendale, Arizona and Vernie (Odessa) of Yuma; sisters, Juanita Mayberry of Fresno, California and Eddie Lee Grace of Tulare, California; and host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by parents, Ed and Dorcus Gilmore; brothers, Luther, Thermon, JC, James Lee, Carl Edward and JD; sisters, Bernice Shouth and Eddie Mae Dunn. Pallbearers will be Vernon Gilmore Jr., Lavern Gilmore Sr., Lonnie Gilmore Sr., Rick Illingsworth, Adrian Rose, Dale Daniels Jr., Andrew Denard, Tony Mills, Bruce Montague and Joseph Barton. Honorary pallbearers are Dewayne Porter, Shawn Porter and Lionel Montague. Visitation will be held at Johnson Mortuary, Friday, September 21, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Funeral services to follow from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Cremation will take place at Fort Yuma Quechan Cry House Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 6 a.m. Final resting place is Quechan Nation Cemetery. Copyright c. 2007 The Yuma Sun, Sun Freedom Newspapers of Southwestern Arizona. -=-=-=- September 19, 2007 Armena F. Shippentower YAKIMA - Armena F. Shippentower (62) of Wapato died at Yakima Regional Hospital on Monday September 17, 2007. She was born on May 3, 1945 to Kennedy H. Kahclamat and Alice Wahpat in The Dalles, OR. She moved to the Yakima Valley in the mid-1970's and worked at the tribal jail and Yakama Nation Head Start as a cook. She enjoyed beadwork, bingo and was a basket weaver. Armena was a member of the Yakama Nation and the 1910 Shaker Church. She is survived by one son, Henry Shippentower, III of Wapato; two daughters, Arebella Shippentower of Moxee and Lona Shippentower of Wapato; one granddaughter, Emma Jean Shippentower of Wapato; one aunt, Esther Alexander of Toppenish; six brothers, Evans "Gus" Kahclamat of Dallesport, WA, Harvey Kahclamat of The Dalles, OR, Harold Kahclamat of Ellensburg, Joe Kahclamat of Vancouver, Fred Kahclamat of Union Gap; and Casper Wahpat of Wapato; five sisters, Rosetta Charles of Muckleshoot, WA, Irene Finley of Toppenish, Lucille Wilson of Tucson, AZ, Edith Dougherty of The Dalles, OR, and Melinda Kishwalk of Dallesport, WA. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers, KC, Henry, and Timothy; and one sister, Lana Carol. Dressing services will be held at Colonial Funeral Home on Wednesday September 19, 2007 at 2 PM. Overnight Services will be at the 1910 Shaker Church in White Swan on Wednesday evening. Funeral Services will be at sunrise Thursday September 20, 2007. Colonial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. September 20, 2007 Esther Arlene Celestine TULALIP - Esther Arlene Celestine, age 50, of Tulalip, WA, died September 18, 2007 at home. She was born February 27, 1957 in Toppenish, WA to Francis H. and Christine (Jobey) Celestine. Esther was educated and raised in Wapato, WA. She enjoyed beadwork, cards, casino games, going to the mountains for drives and she always loved taking care of her family and grand children. She worked as a teacher's aide in Toppenish. She is survived by her Children; Mabelline Les Celestine, Martin Lee Celestine, Kenneth Isaiah Celestine, Francis Henry Celestine and Linda Jean (Celestine) Bill. Her grandchildren; Jasmine Jean Celestine, Jenna Lee Celestine, Duane Oliver Henry II, Francis Henry Celestine IV, Carlos Ochoa Henry, Stanley "Huey" Barney Jr., Christine M. Barney, Natasha M. Barney, Shantel Barney, Lauren E. Dave, Ozzie White and 2 grandchildren on the way. Her 4 brothers Ray Martin, Vaughn "Barney" Martin, Fred Martin and Hank Williams. 7 Sisters; Thelma "Sister" Williams, Judy Patrick, Janet Patrick, Arlene Celestine, Tina Owens, Jennie Celestine Iukes and Sandra Celestine. And her lifetime friend Louis "Louie" Mitchell. And numerous nephews, nieces and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Christine (Jobey) Celestine. Her sisters, Mattie and Margret Celestine, Margie Gleason, Diane Garcia and Christine M. Celestine. Her brothers; Francis, Gary, Kenny, Tom and Buddy Celestine, Daniel Patrick and Leonard Van Pelt. An interfaith service was held Wed., Sept. 19, 2007 at the Tulalip Tribes Community Center at 6:00 PM. A procession will leave Tulalip Thurs. morning to White Swan WA, 1910 Shaker Church. Evening services will be held at 7:00 PM, Thursday. Burial will be Fri Sept., 21, at sunrise in the 1910 Shaker Church Cemetery in White Swan. Arrangements are by Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home, Marysville, WA. Copyright c. 2007 Yakima Herald-Republic/Yakima, WA. -=-=-=- September 18, 2007 Selwyn Bitt Selwyn Bitt, 38, of Fort Hall, died peacefully on Monday, September 10, 2007 at the Portneuf Medical East Campus in Pocatello, Idaho. He was born December 23, 1968 in Pocatello, Idaho the son of Edwin Bitt and Grace Andrea Burt Bitt. He attended schools in Blackfoot and Fort Hall, and then later attended Intermountain Boarding School in Brigham City, Utah. He lived with his companion, Cathy Johnson for the 10 years until her passing in 2006. Selwyn practiced his spiritual beliefs and volunteered his time in the Sun Dance ceremonies in Fort Hall. He was a truck driver for Wada Farms, was a cartoonist for Indian Country Today publication, volunteered his time as D.J. for Rez Radio. He enjoyed art, playing guitar, traveling, visiting with people especially at the powwows. He is survived by brothers, Myron Bitt, Jamison Bitt, sisters, Emmy Bitt, Cynthia Bitt (Terry) Herb all of Fort Hall; niece, Jessica Goodvoice, nephew, Joseph Goodvoice and grandniece, Alyssa Goodvoice all of Fort Hall and other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by mother, Grace Burt Bitt of Fort Hall, and father, Edwin Bitt of Owyhee, Nevada. A viewing & wake began at 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2007 until time of service on Thursday at the mission. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 13, 2007 at the Fort Hall Mission Church. Interment will be in the Miller Creek Cemetery in Owyhee, Nevada at Friday, September 14, 2007 2 p.m. Memorials Selwyn Bitt December 23, 1968 - September 10, 2007 September 24, 2007 Thelma D. Hill BLACKFOOT - Mrs. Thelma D. Hill, 54, of South Riverton Road and Arthur Tendoy Lane, Blackfoot, Idaho, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, while in the company of family members at Bingham Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 6, 1953, in Pocatello to Christina Tendoy Jackson and Theodore Timsanico. Thelma was a strong believer in the Native American Church. She attended schools in the Blackfoot area, and was employed with Basic American Foods for over 20-plus years. In 1988 she married Stanford L. Hill, and together they had one son, Darrin "Sir" Hill, now deceased. They had no other children together, but in 1982 their nephew, Colin, was born, and they raised him as their own. She was an avid bead worker, learning at a young age, and took great pride in sewing; she enjoyed participating in the traditional hand games, playing bingo, watching her favorite 77 show, "Dog the Bounty Hunter" but most of all, spending time with her grandchildren. Thelma was preceded in death by her father, Theodore Timsanico; mother, Christina Tendoy Jackson; grandparents, Arthur and Kate Tendoy, Percy Timsanico; grandmother, Louise Shank; brother, Delbert Timsanico; infant brother; son, Darrin "Sir" Hill; sister, Linda Snipe Jimmie; uncles, Al Timsanico, Edison Timsanico and Udale Tendoy; aunties, Zelda Stone, Berniece Snipe, Ida Timsanico, Francis Timsanico, Mary Ramsey, Matilda McGill and Lena Steady; cousin, Ronnie Stone, Edmund Stone, Randy Snipe and Ranee Wesaw; and nephew, Amos Holbrook. She is survived by her husband, Stanford Hill; sister, Georgie Tendoy; son, Colin (Cassie) Stacey; niece, Georgette (Ernest) Running Eagle; nephews, Greg (Fern) Stacey, Marcus (Camas) Stacey, Merle (Jean) Tendoy, Darrell (Barbara) Tendoy; Joyce (Matthew) Denny, Betsey Wesaw, Wilma Arquette, Dennis (Lenora) Snipe, Samuel (Priscilla) Snipe, Rita Wettenbone, Elmarie Snipe, Mickey (Aaron) Buckskin; grandchildren, Jajuan, Kaydence, Cadin Stacey, Naivi Yabeney, Levi and Ser'Rae Running Eagle, Kierra Stacey, Greg "Smallz" Stacey and Michael Yazzie. Thelma has numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and ZoZo's. Thelma was taken to her home on South Riverton Road, Thursday September 13, 2007, until time of burial Saturday, September 15, 2007. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the family. Copyright c. 2007 Sho-Ban News. All rights reserved. -=-=-=- September 23, 2007 Nathaniel L. Left Hand CROW AGENCY - Nathaniel Lawrence Left Hand, 22, of Crow Agency died Sept. 19, 2007, in Billings of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. Akchiwakii Baachilash, "Blessed with Prayers", was born March 16, 1985, in Billings, a son of Gilbert and Sophia Davies Left Hand. A Big Lodge and Child of the Big Lodge Clan member, Nathaniel grew up in Pryor and Crow Agency. He attended schools in Crow Agency, St. Labre and Pryor. He enjoyed sports. While at Plenty Coups High School, he was a member of the 2001 State Class C Championship team and the 2002 Class C State Basketball team. He enjoyed arrow throwing for the Pryor District and had a great passion for video games. As a child, Nathaniel was blessed with the nurturing of his great grandmother Goldie Stands, his grandmother Anna Jean and his father, Gilbert Left Hand, Sr. He grew into a happy and outgoing young man with numerous friends. He cared dearly for his mother, his nieces and nephews. Nathaniel married Leona Half on June 1, 2007, in Sheridan, Wyo. The couple made their home in Ashland, until recently moving to Crow Agency. They were expecting their first child. His father, grandparents, Tyler and Anna Left Hand, Goldie Stands Over Bull, Leo and Alice Davies, James and Virginia Brown, Vincent Goes Ahead, uncle Lawrence Left Hand and brothers, Lansen (Gibby) and Darnell Left Hand, Byron Little Light and DeAllen Little Owl preceded Nathaniel in death. He leaves behind his wife, Leona; his mother Sophia; his stepsons, HighNest, LaTrell and Furious Belly Mule; his adopted parents, Oliver and Belva Costa; adopted mother, Valencia Crooked Arm; adopted grandmother, Christine Stewart; Godparents; Scott (Betty) Gion; brothers, George and Fred Knows His Gun, Jr., Vincent Davies, Elery Crooked Arm, Tyler, Darrell, Richard, Darwin, Gilbert, Jr. and Fred Left Hand, Jr.; sisters, June, Helen, LeTonne and Caroline Iron, Olivia and Katrina Davies, Sarah and Lori Left Hand, Michelle and Marilyn Stops, Frances, Frieda and Helen Knows His Gun, Olive and Olonda Crooked Arm, Lori and DyAnna Three Irons; his fathers, Eymard and Gary Left Hand, Ben, Adrian, Rusty, Jonathan and Patrick Stands Over the Bull, Jr., Deon, Lance and Harry Rock Above, Larry, Larney and Solomon Little Owl; his elder brothers, Andrew, Ron and Emil Little Light, Charles Brown, Norris Davies, Myron and Brad Crooked Arm; his mothers, Corliss Iron, Aurelia Stops, Lucille Other Medicine, Carol, LaVonne, Connie and Drew Little Light, Rebecca, Pam and Carla Crooked Arm, Janice, Norma and Sandra Rock Above, Vandy Bouyer, Linda and Cheryl Stands, Reva and LaVonna Little Owl; grandfathers, Marshall, Anthony, Ira and Frederick Left Hand, Lawrence and Patrick Stands Over Bull, Sr.; grandmothers, Linda Little Owl, Rosie Rock Above and Juanita Stands Over Bull, Frances and Ruth Alden; the patriarch of the Little Light family, Ed Little Light; his rays of sunshine, Tylynn, Taneisha, Trenay, Teesa, JariElle, Latisha and Keyshaun Left Hand, Anisha Howe, Brent, Leo and Tristan Davies, Tia, Cara, Tyra and Peanut Bends Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in the Crow Multi-Purpose Building. Interment will follow in the Crow Agency Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements. September 24, 2007 Clement Cadence Grey Bull LODGE GRASS - Clement Cadence Grey Bull, infant son of Eric and Carlene Goes Ahead Grey Bull, died Sept. 19, 2007, in Denver, Colo. IshKoochiilaxxochish "He who goes amongst the enemy" was born Sept. 10, 2007, in Crow Agency. Survivors include his parents; a sister Kylee Jean; grandparents, Peter (Marella) Grey Bull, Carl (Blanche) Goes Ahead and Loretta (Mike) Good Luck; great-grandparents, Regina Goes Ahead, Ralph (Irene) Good Luck, Carl (Edwina) Venne and Donald Passes; godparents, Leo and Tammy Hugs and numerous great-grandparents, aunts and uncles. We would like to extend a special thank you to the doctors and nurses at St. Vincent Healthcare, the Denver Children's Hospital staff and all of the churches, families and friends who cared for and prayed for him during his struggle. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the Lodge Grass Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Lodge Grass Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements. Copyright c. 2007 The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- Golden Triangle On-Line Obituaries The following obituaries appeared in the Cut Bank Pioneer Press, Shelby Promoter, Valierian or Glacier Reporter this week. September 19, 2007 Stephen Blackman Stephen Gerald Blackman, better known to his family and friends as "Jerry," was born to Jesse "Joe" Blackman and Mary Blackman on February 28, 1942. Jerry courageously fought a nine-month battle with cancer. He received his education at Big Badger and Little Badger schools and Browning High School. He later enlisted in the Army and spent three years as an E-4 and spent his tour of duty in Germany for two and a half years. Jerry worked for BNSF for 37 years as a foremen and truck inspector. He retired in 2002. He also ranched most of his life. He loved the outdoors and spent much of his free time hunting, fishing and all outdoor outings, especially in the mountains with family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Charlene; sons DeWayne (Toni) and Brad (Ethel); adopted sons Brian Gallup and Casper Rutherford; grandchildren Cecelia, Jarriel, Kimberly and Little Brad; great grandchildren Chiniah, Chayden and Delbert; his brothers, Eugene (Elizabeth) and Galen (Rita), sisters, Verna St. Goddard, Joanne (Bernard) St. Goddard and Ramona Blackman; his mother-in-law Mae St. Goddard; a special nephew, Jonathan St. Goddard; and numerous nieces and nephews and many friends. He was preceeded in death by his parents, Joe and Mary Blackman; his brother, Jesse Blackman; father-in-law Morris St. Goddard; and brother-in- law, Archie "Sapoo" St. Goddard. His family would like to thank Dr. Ben Chue and staff at the Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center for the excellent care and concern you gave Jerry and his family. Our thanks also to Geri England for coming out to check on Jerry and his needs, and to Dr. Odegard for taking time out of his busy schedule to come out and assess his needs. Marvin Mittens Marvin Clifford Mittens, 45, of Browning, a laborer and ranch hand, died Saturday, Sept. 15 at a Browning hospital. The cause of death is under investigation. Rosary was held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19. Funeral services will be held on Thurs. Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Heart Butte, with burial in the Mittens family cemetery. Foster and Spotted Eagle are lovingly handling arrangements. Survivors include his wife Dinah Iron Shirt of Browning; his mother, Agnes Mittens of Browning; daughters Mary Spotted Eagle, Melissa Spotted Eagle, both of Heart Butte, Jodi Iron Shirt and Taila Molly Maeanne Mittens of Browning; sons Edward Spotted Eagle of Heart Butte, Kevin Dean Mittens, Timothy Iron Shirt and Mosses Iron Shirt of Browning; sisters Vivian Boushie of Browning, and Ramona Mittens and Betty Mittens of Cut Bank; brothers Richard Mittens Jr. of Heart Butte, Gaylord Mittens and Alden Mittens of Browning; and 13 grandchildren. Mittens was preceded in death by his father, Richard Mittens and a brother, Terry Mittens. Copyright c. 2007 Golden Triangle Newspapers. -=-=-=- September 21, 2007 Alexander Sr., Milton Russell ROCKY BOY - Havre native and longtime Poplar resident Milton Russell Alexander Sr., 49, of Rocky Boy, who enjoyed basketball, riding horses and attending powwows, died of diabetes Wednesday at a Billings hospital. A Wake is in progress. His funeral is 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church, with burial in the Rocky Boy cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Survivors include children Adrian Alexander, Milton Alexander Jr. and Tina Alexander of Poplar; brothers Kenneth Alexander and Sherman Alexander of Rocky Boy; sisters Elvira Day Child, Karen Alexander of Rocky Boy and Ila Denny of Portland, Ore.; and three grandchildren. September 22, 2007 Milton Russell Alexander Sr. ROCKY BOY - Havre native and longtime Poplar resident Milton Russell Alexander Sr., 49, of Rocky Boy, who enjoyed basketball, riding horses and attending powwows, died of diabetes Wednesday at a Billings hospital. A Wake is in progress. His funeral is 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church, with burial in the Rocky Boy cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Survivors include children Adrian Alexander, Milton Alexander Jr. and Tina Alexander of Poplar; brothers Kenneth Alexander and Sherman Alexander of Rocky Boy; sisters Elvira Day Child, Karen Alexander of Rocky Boy and Ila Denny of Portland, Ore.; and three grandchildren. Feral Wagner BROWNING - Feral (Racine) Wagner, 75, of Browning, a retired grant writer, died of natural causes Thursday at a Browning hospital. Wake is in progress at Old Eagle Shields in Browning. Rosary is 7 p.m. Monday at Old Eagle Shields. Her funeral is 2 p.m. Tuesday at Little Flower Parish, with burial in Willow Creek Cemetery in Browning. Foster and Spotted Eagle Tribal Wake Center is handling arrangements. Survivors include her partner, Merle Tatsey of Birch Creek; daughters Tonia Armstrong and Deanna Feral Cassidy, both of Babb, Lilly Edwards, Clarissa "Cully" Wagner and Gail Wagner of Browning; sons Dean Wagner Jr. of East Glacier, John Wagner and Tony Wagner, all of Brown-ing; sisters Arlene Sinclair, Eleanor Monroe, Carol Gilham and Bonnie Buckland, all of Browning, and Diane Racine of Ronan; brothers Donald Racine Sr. and Harlan Racine of Browning; 26 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dean Douglas Wagner, and sons Henry Nelson Wagner and Joshua Cain Wagner. September 21, 2007 Milton Russell Alexander Sr., 49, Milton Russell Alexander Sr., 49, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, at the Billings Clinic of diabetes. His wake service will begin at 2 p.m. today and continue on through the day with his funeral service at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church with Alvin Windy Boy officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Milton was born Feb. 6, 1958, in Havre to Fred and Mary (Small) Alexander. He was raised and educated in Rocky Boy. He moved to Poplar when he was 19-years-old and then attended the Central Indian Bible College in South Dakota where he earned his associates degree. Milton made his home for many years in Poplar where he worked and raised his family. Milton loved to play sports especially basketball. He also enjoyed making Native American arts and crafts and riding horses when he was younger. He attended many powwows and enjoyed watching all of the events. He is preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Fredrick, Allan, Orin and Curtis Alexander; and two sisters, Mary Rose Denny and Barbara Alexander. Milton is survived by his three children, Adrian Alexander, Milton Alexander Jr. And Tina Alexander, all of Poplar; brothers, Kenneth Alexander and Sherman Alexander, both of Rocky Boy; sisters, Elvira (Henry) Day Child of Rocky Boy, Ila Denny of Portland and Karen (Louis Candelaria) Alexander of Rocky Boy; and three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Copyright c. 2007 Great Falls Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- September 18, 2007 Victoria J. Lozeau Victoria J. Lozeau, 64, died Friday morning, Sept. 14, 2007, and will be laid to rest in St Ignatius. A wake began Monday at the Longhouse in St. Ignatius with the rosary today at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Longhouse. Interment will follow in St Ignatius on Wednesday. She was born April 6, 1943, to Margaret Joscum and Tom Lozeau. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Margaret, two granddaughters, a brother and a sister. She left behind her companion of 25 years, Chuck Ramas of Wapato, Wash.; daughter, Venita Wall of Ronan; son, Carl Finley of Missoula; daughter, Jolynn (Paul) Cole of Havre; son, Joseph Stiner of Shelby; son, William (Jeri) Peterson of Clarkston, Wash.; daught e r, Jacki e (Chad) Shoemaker of Clarkston, Wash.; 19 grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; brothers, Ken, Ed, Sonny and Pat; sister, Rita; sister - cousin, Rosanna Yellowhair of Wapato; and dear friend, Etta of Wapato. September 21, 2007 Milton Russell Alexander Sr., 49, Milton Russell Alexander Sr., 49, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, at the Billings Clinic of diabetes. His wake service will begin at 2 p.m. today and continue on through the day with his funeral service at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church with Alvin Windy Boy officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Milton was born Feb. 6, 1958, in Havre to Fred and Mary (Small) Alexander. He was raised and educated in Rocky Boy. He moved to Poplar when he was 19-years-old and then attended the Central Indian Bible College in South Dakota where he earned his associates degree. Milton made his home for many years in Poplar where he worked and raised his family. Milton loved to play sports especially basketball. He also enjoyed making Native American arts and crafts and riding horses when he was younger. He attended many powwows and enjoyed watching all of the events. He is preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Fredrick, Allan, Orin and Curtis Alexander; and two sisters, Mary Rose Denny and Barbara Alexander. Milton is survived by his three children, Adrian Alexander, Milton Alexander Jr. And Tina Alexander, all of Poplar; brothers, Kenneth Alexander and Sherman Alexander, both of Rocky Boy; sisters, Elvira (Henry) Day Child of Rocky Boy, Ila Denny of Portland and Karen (Louis Candelaria) Alexander of Rocky Boy; and three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Copyright c. 2007 Havre Daily News. -=-=-=- September 23, 2007 Delores Marie "Deedo" DuMontier ST. IGNATIUS - Delores Marie "Deedo" DuMontier "has left the building" Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007. She was born to Harold and Louise (McDonald) DuMontier on Feb. 26, 1935, in St. Ignatius. Deedo attended schools in St. Ignatius, Flandreau, S.D., and graduated from Dixon High School. After graduation, she attended Missoula Business College and then went to work for the Billings Area Office and later transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs at Dixon Agency. In later years, she worked at Doug Allard's Trading Post in St. Ignatius for many years. A proud member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, she held various positions including clerk of court and juvenile probation officer. Deedo enjoyed family picnics and gatherings, powwows and listening to the love of her life, Elvis. She loved attending sporting events, especially those events involving family members. Giving nicknames and having humorous conversations was a gift she had. Most people called her "Gram." Her big heart and knack of gathering information kept her family connected and informed of past and future events, which was always helpful and very beneficial. The wondrous aroma of good home cooking could always be found when entering her home and you never left hungry. She met and married Pete Stasso and they had a daughter together, the light of her life, Michealanne (Stasso) Arca. Michaelanne kept her involved in the Dixon Indian Club as an adviser to the Big Medicine Drummers and Singers, and she also was a member of the Indian Education Committee. As her daughter grew, she remained active within the Indian community by supporting her daughter's reign as Miss Flathead. As her family grew, she became an avid follower of all the events of her nieces, nephews and grandkids, especially her grandsons, Nicholas, Jordan and Paul. She was preceded in death by her parents Harold and Louise (McDonald) DuMontier, infant brother Harold Jr., sister Gloria Gail Smith, niece Pauletta Faye O'Neill, and nephews Mark DuMontier and Joey DuMontier. She is survived by her daughter Michaelanne (Stasso) Arca of the family home in St. Ignatius; her four grandsons, Nicholas Stasso (Adaire Big Beaver), Jordan Stasso, Paul Arca and Winter Gopher, all of St. Ignatius; brother Reginald "Speed" (Myrt) DuMontier of Lake Havasu City, Ariz; sisters Lois "Sally" Mitchell of St. Ignatius and Debbie Courville (Wayne Coleman) of Pablo; brothers Joseph "Bud" DuMontier of Ronan and Jim DuMontier of St. Ignatius; as well as many nieces, nephews and grandchildren too numerous to mention. Wake services began Friday at the Longhouse, where the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23. The closing will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the Longhouse, with services being held at the Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at the Snyelmn Cemetery. Copyright c. 2007 Missoulian, a division of Lee Enterprises. -=-=-=- September 20, 2007 John Kokuluk Jr. Anchorage resident John Berchmans Qazulana Kokuluk Jr., 52, died Sept. 13, 2007, the victim of a hit-and-run incident. A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Nome. The Rev. Sean Thomson will officiate. Pallbearers will include John Kokuluk, Sylvester Ayek, Michael John Mayac, Harry Muktoyuk and Danny Koonuk. John was born Sept. 28, 1954, to John and Barbara Kokuluk in Nome. He was raised in Nome after his family was relocated there permanently from King Island in 1965, and graduated from Nome-Beltz High School in 1973. John lived in Anchorage, where he volunteered at the Anchorage Rescue Mission and enjoyed reading on a wide range of subjects at the Loussac and University of Alaska Anchorage libraries. He was employed with Tony's Enterprises. His family wrote: "John was a renowned ivory carver, a skilled mariner and hunter, and well-known for his sense of humor." He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Barbara of King Island and Mary's Igloo; sister, Cecilia (Kokuluk) Lair; and brother, Leonard (Kokuluk) Maguire. He had a son with Patricia Hess, and is survived by Patricia and their son, Christopher Hess, of Anchorage; aunt, Helen Pushruk of Anchorage; siblings, Marie Saclamana and Hubert Kokuluk of Nome, and Johanna Kane and Charles, Robert and William of Anchorage; numerous friends from the Anchorage Rescue Mission, Brother Francis Shelter and Bean's Cafe; and cousins and relatives, including nephews and nieces John Kokuluk, Jerome, Michael, Charlene and John Saclamana of Nome, and Joan Kane of Anchorage. Copyright c. 2007 The Anchorage Daily News. -=-=-=- September 20, 2007 Hilda S. Curtis Hilda Sally Curtis, 76, passed away Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, surrounded by family and friends. Hilda was born on July 21, 1931, to Adolph Petersen and Agnes Supsook. She most recently lived in Fairbanks. Hilda enjoyed sewing, knitting, solving crossword puzzles, and being with her grandchildren. Her family said, "We all loved her kind and gentle ways, her smile, laughter and jokes." Hilda was preceded in death by her parents, Adolph and Agnes; husband, Charles H. Tittle; sons, Thomas Whitaker and Thor Tittle; and brother, Pete Petersen. She is survived by her children, Theresa Tittle of Fairbanks, Troy and Verna Tittle of Fairbanks and Edward Whitaker; sister, Agnes Samuelson of Anchorage; grandchildren, Mathew, Autumn, Amber, Sheena, Carmen, Tabitha, Katherine, Christy and Brandi; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22, at Fairbanks Native Bible Church, 5360 Fairchild Ave. She will be laid to rest at McHugh Creek Park at a later date. Arrangements were by Fairbanks Funeral Home. Copyright c. 1999-2007 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Inc. -=-=-=- September 20, 2007 Paul Mason Jackson Sr. He is from the Shakayee Hit (Canoe Praw) clan house. He worked as a cultural bearer for the Juneau School District and communities in Southeast Alaska. He started school at Mount Edgecumbe Boarding School in Sitka at 13. That event terminated his traditional education and forced him into the Western system of schooling, his family said. At 16, he went to sea and spent most of his life working on ships. This career took him around the world several times. He was involved with the Southeast Alaska Native Veterans and a veteran of the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his father, Dick Mason; mother, Katy Italio Frances Mason; sister, Emma Marks; brothers, Lawrence (Mason) George, David Frances, Ernest Frances, Ernest George, David Mason, Pete Mason and Aan.iwdu.oo; niece, Eva Marks; nephew, Raymond Marks; daughter, Carol Jean Jackson; and grandsons, Shawn Jackson and Michael Shane Jackson. He is survived by his children, Paul Jr., William and Dorothy Jackson, both of Anchorage, Jim Jackson and his wife, Vera, Tonya Gallant, Thomas Gallant and Lawrence W. Jackson and his wife, April, all of Juneau, and Fred Gallant of Sitka; nieces, Nora Dauenhauer and her husband, Richard, Florence Marks Sheakley and her husband, Surgius, both of Juneau, and Linda Marks Dugaqua of Anchorage; nephews, Nathan Jackson of Ketchikan, Pete, Jim, Johnny and Leo Marks and his wife, Helen, all of Juneau, and Paul Marks I of Anchorage; and numerous grandchildren, nephews and nieces. To honor his wishes, his children will lay some of his ashes to rest at sea and, because he was a respected Lux.adee Raven Sockeye clan leader, remaining ashes in the Memorial Totem in Haines. Memorial and funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall. Pallbearers are Harold McKinley, Ernest Hillman, David Katzeek, Warren Sheakley, Edward Hotch, John Young, Paul Marks II, Roger Sheakley, Herb Sheakley, Fred Gallant, Lyle James, Thomas Gallant and Lawrence W. Jackson. Honorary pallbearers are Anna Katzeek, Lily White, Jennie Lindoff, Mary Rudolf, Anita Lafferty, John Hinchman, Ralph Knudson, Mike Knudson, George Martin, Walter Austin Sr. and Ozzie Sheakley. Copyright c. 1997-2007 Juneau Empire/Morris Communications Corporation.