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From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: Bone Marrow Donor Desperately Needed
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>Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 10:35:52 -0400 (EDT)
>Subject: NASC NEWS: Court System Splintered....AISA
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>Date: 97-09-30 05:58:23 EDT
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> <A HREF="http://www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/special/donorhlp.htm">Bone Marro
Tra
>nsplant Information</A>
>BONE MARRO TRANSPLANT INFORMATION
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>
>A Call:
>Bone Marrow Donor Desperately Needed
>
>
>A physician in my town needs to find a "match" for a 16-year-old girl
>who desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. So far they have
>exausted all known donor lists. The girl, Holly Johnson, has Cherokee
>and German ancestry, with perhaps some Asian.
>
>If anyone is willing to be tested, please contact:
>
>Dr. Burt Young
>2121 N. Baltimore
>Kirksville, MO 63501
>Phone: 1-800-246-2010
>
>Or contact me via email. Please pass this message on to anyone you think
>might be interested. Thanks
>
>Paula Presley
>ppresley@truman.edu
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>•Keep the Circle Strong! Please help Keep the Circle Strong by becoming
>a volunteer marrow donor. (From Saanich, British Columbia, Canada) •Matt
>Underwood is a 23-year-old Coast Salish with the Tsawout band. He is
>living with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia...to live a long life he needs a
>bone marrow transplant. •A native brother in Fraser Lake, B.C. has been
>waiting over five years for a bone marrow transplant and 5 year-old
>Shashawana in Hollow Water, Manitoba desperately needs your support.
>
>•The National Marrow Donor Program's® (NMDP) Web Information site. "A
>source of hope for patients all over the world." •American Indian/Alaska
>Native Initiative
>
>•Bone Marrow Transplants: A Book Of Basics for Patients!
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>The following article was published 9/27/97 in the Tahlequah Times
>Journal.
>TRIBAL COURT SYSTEM STILL SPLINTERED
>by Connie Webb, Times Journal Staff Writer
>
> A concerted effort to restore order to the Cherokee Nation's
>tribal court system has been hampered by the apparent reluctance of a
>tribal district judge to cooperate and return files and proceedings to
>the historic Courthouse. Tribunal Chief Justice Ralph Keen said, that
>while efforts have been made by the tribal administration to return the
>case files of the Judicial Appeals Tribunal, District Court files are
>still being kept at the Tribal complex.
> "We have been fairly successful in getting the files of the
>Tribunal returned, but we have not been able to get either the District
>Court records nor the Tribunal's administrative records," said Keen.
> "The records and equipment that we used jointly with the
>District Court are being used by Tina Jordan," at the Tribal Complex
>Keen said.
> Jordan has refused to budge from the Tribal Complex, despite an
>order issued by the Tribunal requiring her to return the District Court
>to the Cherokee Tribal Courthouse. The Cherokee Constitution gives the
>Tribe's highest court superintendence over the lower court.
> According to the Tribunal, Jordan continues to hold court
>hearings in an office at the tribal complex apparently ignoring the
>orders of the Justices.
> Thursday, Keen said he sent a letter to Jordan giving her 10
>days to comply with the Tribunal's order. Keen said he also advised
>Jordan that if she returned within the 10 day period, the Tribunal would
>sanction all the decisions she's handed down during the hearings which
>were held at the complex and remove her suspension.
> Jordan was suspended by the Tribunal this summer when she move
>the Tribe's District Court, without authorization, to the Tribal
>Complex. Keen said Jordan's suspension is still in effect.
> It's been 10 days since I sent the letter to Jordan and she has
>not responded," said Keen.
> According to Keen, Jordan's refusal to obey the orders of the
>Tribunal can subject her to impeachment as a Tribal district judge.
> "The Tribal Council should start impeachment proceedings against
>her," said Keen, but added he doubts that council members will entertain
>any intent to impeach Jordan.
> Principal Chief Joe Byrd appointed Dewayn Littlejohn of Stilwell
>as an associate district judge but it is not known if he has been
>presiding over District Court cases at the complex.
> "We don't know whether he has or not because a court docket
>hasn't been published," said Keen.
> Jordan did not return phone calls.
> Keen said the Tribunal Court was about to begin proceedings
>after months of controversy within the Tribe which threw the judicial
>branch of government into limbo. The Tribunal has 30 to 40 active cases
>in various stages of completion and hearings could begin within two to
>three weeks, Keen said.
> Two lawsuits filed against the Cherokee Nation by Tahlequah
>attorney Kath Carter-White are pending a default judgment. Carter-White
>filed the cases with the Tribunal and tribal attorneys failed to file an
>answer. Keen said the Tribunal will look at the rules which pertain to
>default judgements and then apply them.
> "We have decided it is in the best interest of the tribe to
>notify tribal attorneys one more time and give them an opportunity to
>respond [to the lawsuits], " said Keen. Carter-White said technically,
>she should have won those cases by dafault.
> "But I don't have any critism of the court in giving the tribal
>attorneys another chance to respond," Carter-White added. "It is just
>another delay but if they're ready to play ball now, then let's get this
>show on the road."
> One of the lawsuits filed by Carter-White is a major civil
>rights case involving a woman of African/Cherokee descent. Carter-White
>has referred to the suit as "The Freedman Case", and it will be decided
>by the Tribunal.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Letter To The World
>From
>Grandfather William Commando
>
>
>
>Dear World,
>
>The prophecies from all cultures have been written that this is the year
>of the decision. Either we are going to change and clean our Mother
>Earth or keep on destroying her as we have been doing. If we do not make
>the change then there is no future for our childern.
>
>First, we need to bring all the four colors of races together in peace,
>love and racial harmony. It is an unconditional love for all. The Mother
>Earth's veins have been clogged for many years and her veins are her
>water ways. Her bones have been taken out of her body, which is the
>uranium, oil, coal, etc. because of the lust and uncontrollable passion
>for power and money. The Indian people of North and South America are
>the Keepers of this Turtle Island. The natural destruction that has
>occured such as earthquakes, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, etc. is
>because people have built on sacred lands of the Mother Earth. These are
>her beauty lines. She needs to breath and move. When she yawns she does
>not mean to hurt her childern, but she needs to move because she is a
>living being just like you and I.
>
>Our Mother is giving us a chance to clean her. If we do not, she will
>have to do it herself. The disasters will get worse and the childern are
>going to get hurt.
>
>We are in our Forth World. It is our last chance. I pray that the four
>races come together in love, peace and harmony, that we all can join
>hands and walk as one, to save our Mother Earth and the childern.
>
>The Walk For The Earth has started with a ripple but is now is turning
>to a wave. The people are now starting to come together as the
>prophecies said. I pray for all my sisters and brothers, I pray for
>strength and understanding to make the circle strong.
>
>Mequetch with Peace and Love for all,
>
>William Commando
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>Provided by:
>* Rebecca Michele Lord *
>mosa@netcom.com
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>Subj: News- Minority Homeownership Climbs Nationwide
>Date: 97-09-29 14:05:08 EDT
>From: FireSpeak
>To: NASC Swan
>CC: SbrWarrior
>
> <A
HREF="http://customnews.cnn.com/cnews/pna.show_story?p_art_id=354103&p_sec
>tion_name=On+Target&p_art_type=195160"> CNN Custom News - On Target</A>
>September 29, 1997 2:01 pm EDT
>
>Minority Homeownership Climbs Nationwide
>
>AP
>29-SEP-97
>
>CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) As the nation's housing market continues to grow
>under a strong economy, there's a trend emerging: more minorities and
>immigrants are buying their own homes.
>
>Minority households have grown to account for nearly 30 percent of the
>nation's new homeowners and in many areas are anchoring the first-time
>home-buyer market, according to an annual Harvard University housing
>study.
>
>"What many forecasters have failed to recognize is the emergence of this
>important minority home-buying market," said William Apgar, executive
>director of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies.
>
>In Washington, Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo called the findings "very
>good news for America and great news for American families."
>
>"But, as we continue to open the doors of opportunity for more
>Americans, we recognize that barriers of discrimination remain and they
>must be knocked down," he said.
>
>However the report said as government restructures welfare and housing
>assistance programs, conditions are worsening for low-income families
>unable to buy into the market.
>
>Drawn by their search for better-quality schools and services, residents
>of cities continue to migrate to the suburbs, leaving behind low-income
>renters who cannot afford to buy, according to the study, released
>today.
>
>About 72 percent of suburban families own their own homes while only 49
>percent of city households are owned by those who live there.
>
>The study warns that cutbacks in federal housing assistance could prompt
>owners of subsidized housing including housing agencies to sell their
>properties. It also stresses the importance of programs that help former
>welfare recipients who are now working to pay rent.
>
>"Millions of low-income households rely on public assistance to pay for
>their housing," said Josephine Louie, an analyst at the Joint Center.
>"What we've discovered is that many landlords especially those owning a
>handful of units have limited capacity to compensate for the loss of
>income they would suffer by continuing to rent these households."
>
>Overall, the housing economy is far better than economic forecasters
>expected, with 3.4 million new homeowners in the past three years
>pushing the national homeownership rate to a near-peak level of 65.4
>percent of households.
>
>"With sales of new and existing homes still going strong, the 1990s is
>shaping up as one of the best decades for housing on record," the study
>states.
>
>A breakdown by race of homeownership growth shows that Hispanics have
>made the greatest gains between 1993 and 1996, buying 460,000 new homes
>for a total increase of 16 percent.
>
>Blacks bought 350,000 new homes for a gain of 7.5 percent, while a
>demographic group including Asians, American Indians and Pacific
>Islanders bought 182,000 for a growth of 11.8 percent.
>
>By comparison, whites bought 2.4 million homes for a gain of 4.5
>percent.
>
>In addition to monitoring who's buying new homes, the study looked at
>the types of homes they're buying.
>
>During the past two years, more than 300,000 buyers chose to move into
>newly manufactured homes. And the quality of those homes has risen over
>the years from mostly mobile homes in trailer parks to permanent homes
>on lots.
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>Subj: American Indian Scouting Association
>Date: 97-09-29 21:31:08 EDT
>From: AISA Site
>BCC: NASC Swan
>
>We are pleased to advise you that the web site for the <A
HREF="http://members
>.aol.com/aisasite/index.html">American Indian Scouting Association [AISA]</A>
>has gone live. Please take a look at your convenience.
>
>This is a one-shot announcement. We will not add to your future mail load
>unless you ask to be on our permanent contact list.
>
>Thank you.
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>Subj: Federal Judge Clarifies Gambling Negotiations
>Between State and Indian Tribes
>Date: 97-09-29 19:12:12 EDT
>From: AOL News
>
> OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal judge has clarified
>what casino games Indian tribes and the state can negotiate under the federal
>Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Fred
>Van Sickle of Spokane accepted the state's argument that since Washington law
>expressly prohibits slot machines and other forms of machine gaming, they are
>not permitted under IGRA.
> The act looks to Washington law to define how the state must
>negotiate
>with tribes over gaming on Indian reservations. Excluding slot machines, the
>judge did find there were other potential gambling devices that would be
>negotiable under state law.
> "We are very pleased to have these issues resolved and that all
>parties
>know which games and gaming devices are to be included in, or excluded from,
>compacts negotiated by the state and tribes," said Senior Assistant Attorney
>General Jim Pharris. "The lawsuit did a great deal to clarify relationships
>between the state and Indian tribes."
> For several years there has been a debate between Indian tribes and
>the
>state over whether tribes may offer slot machines and other similar gaming
>devices. The state and the Indian tribes agreed to take the issue to federal
>court in what is called a "friendly lawsuit," to resolve the debate and
>define
>what types of gaming can be negotiated.
> CO: Attorney General of Washington
> ST: Washington
> IN:
> SU:
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>Subj: Day 14 of Daishowa v. Friends of the Lubicon trial
>Date: 97-09-29 23:15:33 EDT
>From: fol@tao.ca
>Reply-to: fol@tao.ca
>To: fol-l@tao.ca
>
>Friends of the Lubicon
>485 Ridelle Ave. Toronto, ON, M6B 1K6
>tel: (416) 763-7500. Fax: (416) 603-2715. e-mail: fol@tao.ca
>
>Court Update: Day 14; Friday, September 26, 1997
>
>Deliberate Destabilization
>
> Mr. John Hunter, lawyer for Daishowa Marubeni International (DMI)
>(see Updates for Days 1 & 2), conducted the cross examination of Fred
>Lennarson, Lubicon advisor. Mr. Hunter asked Lennarson about the various
>offers that the Federal Government had made to the Lubicon, presenting the
>same government "comparison sheet" to Lennarson that had previously been
>presented to Kevin Thomas (see day 12). Lennarson said the document he was
>presented with did not accurately represent what was on the table.
> Lennarson stated that financial compensation was the one thing the
>Lubicon were prepared to set aside in negotiations with the Federal
>Government. He said the more immediate priorities were things like a
>senior citizen's home in the community and a vocational training centre.
>Lennarson said the Lubicon were not prepared to give up the ancestral
>rights of their people for a future of welfare. He said that there was
>little disagreement between the government and the Lubicons about things
>like roads and sewers, but there was a great deal of disagreement over
>essential issues like economic development. He said that the Federal
>Government might build roads and houses but in the end it was like building
>the Lubicon a "zoo where their children would be fed by welfare."
> Negotiations stalled in 1989 when the Lubicon were not prepared to
>accept the Federal Government's offer, Lennarson added, and Canada needs to
>be motivated to carry out it's constitutional responsibilities. He said
>that the government would never be motivated to negotiate in good faith if
>the Lubicons were the only side that was suffering. The Lubicon realized
>that they needed support from others to pressure the Canadian Government
>back to negotiations. He said that people were informed about the plight
>of the Lubicon in church basements and anywhere that the Lubicon were
>invited to speak. Thus, the Lubicon developed a support network of
>individuals and groups that wrote letters to the Government.
> Unfortunately, Lennarson continued, Daishowa announced a pulp mill
>project that required them to "harvest" up to 11,000 trees a day on Lubicon
>land. He said the Lubicon were horrified at the prospect. Lennarson said
>Daishowa posed a serious threat to the Lubicon.
> Lennarson said it was not true that the Lubicon were only
>interested in their proposed reserve area of approximately 95 square miles.
>The Lubicon wanted to retain rights beyond the reserve area to ensure
>wildlife and environmental management that would be part of a comprehensive
>agreement.
> Mr. Hunter suggested that Lennarson had described Daishowa as a
>"giant Japanese paper company." Lennarson said that he had done so because
>Daishowa IS a giant Japanese paper company and he couldn't understand what
>was perjorative about that. He asked Hunter to explain to him what was
>perjorative about those words. Hunter tried to imply that the boycott was
>anti-Japanese.
> Ms. Wristen, Counsel for FoL, asked Lennarson about the role of the
>National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) at the press conference
>launching the boycott in 1991. He replied that the NAJC supported the
>Lubicon in confronting Daishowa and had endorsed the boycott (NAJC is
>still supporting the Lubicon and FoL; Chi Megwetch !)
> Dr. Joan Ryan, an anthropology professor and author of several
>reports, articles and books, was called to give testimony about her
>knowledge of the rapid changes to the Lubicon way of life. Dr Ryan
>traveled to Little Buffalo in 1980 to investigate the changing Lubicon
>community as it was affected by the incursion of resource exploitation
>companies. She interviewed the Lubicon and analyzed their answers to
>assess what was happening to the people.
> Ms. Wristen asked Dr. Ryan what conclusions had she determined
>about Lubicon society. She replied her predictions that she based on her
>investigations all (unfortunately) turned out to be true. Dr. Ryan had
>predicted that with the ingress of oil and gas companies, the elders could
>no longer maintain their stewardship of the land, resulting in a major
>cultural loss in which the spiritual and economic relationship with the
>land had been disrupted. Spiritual life, which depended on a reciprocal
>exchange between human and animal spirits, was difficult to maintain,
>explained Dr. Ryan.
> Dr. Ryan described how the declining moose population had led to a
>"truncated" relationship between hunters and their families. Feasts were
>an integral activity in the community that had affirmed relationships. Dr.
>Ryan called the loss of roles for senior hunters, a major cultural loss.
>This left youth without skills, knowledge and stories.
> Dr. Ryan related that despair deeply affected people and caused
>them to withdraw, thus visiting dropped off. She explained that visiting
>was an important social dynamic that maintained Lubicon society. Lack of
>traditional foods to exchange also inhibited visiting.
> The role of women changed dramatically, testified Dr. Ryan. With
>the diminished moose kill, food was scarce and the women's role as
>providers was also hurt. They became angry, Ryan said, over the men's
>depression and violence.
> Ms. Wristen asked Dr. Ryan to explain her use of the term "cultural
>genocide." Dr. Ryan read Webster's definition of genocide from the
>dictionary, "deliberate systematic destruction of a racial, political or
>cultural group." Dr. Ryan said she used the definition to look at what
>had happened to the Lubicon and concluded that the Lubicon were subjected
>to cultural genocide.
>
>Chi Megwetch to Greenpeace for providing an excellent lunch for all the
>supporters who came to court. Each day of court has been sponsored by
>various organizations who bring their members to court to support the
>Friends during the trial. FoL would also like to thank the Church of the
>Holy Trinity for their ongoing support in providing a room for FoL to
>gather in each day for lunch.
>
>for more background information, visit the Lubicon supporters web page at:
>http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/Lubicon/main.html
>
>The Daishowa v. Friends of the Lubicon trial will continue Monday September
>29th at 10 a.m. in Courtroom 4-2, 361 University Ave, Toronto. For more
>information call (416) 763-7500 or e-mail Friends of the Lubicon at
>fol@tao.ca
>
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