Issues & News From STSSA Friends & Family 03/24/2010
GENOCIDE
Cultural and GOD GIVEN Rights to LIVE DENIED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Click on the photo of this woman / hear her impossible story - how beautiful she 'was'.
Hundreds are sick all over the Gulf region - NONE of this is being reported by the media;
IMAGINE this poor woman and many more like her DYING for no rational reasoning in
a country with supposedly the BEST medical care. ONLY thing is - these folks are all SICK
due to the BP debacle (totally man made disaster) and the spraying of hundreds of
thousands (not permitted in Europe etc) of gallons of highly toxic COREXIT (Gore is one
of the investors!). It is simply criminal that this administration gave over the reporting,
handling, etc of those responsible.
They (BP) were told by the EPA NOT to spray, dump,
COREXIT. BP paid NO attention and the administration did zero to protect the Gulf residents.
While we (US) are busy sending all kinds of aid - medical supplies to Japan/ folks in the
GULF cannot get the needed BLOOD tests showing the toxins, benzene etc that is killing
them. Numerous others have FLESH eating disease, acquired simply by cleaning seafood
or splashing in the Gulf/ People are dying most especially those with auto immune issues/
asthma - arthritis - diabetics - etc. A little boy (only son) age 12 died after he simply (visiting)
walked in the surf.
He had a small scratch on his foot - entryway to STAPH flesh eating.
Google - Gulf Residents Dying of BP GULF disease & Flesh Eating disease in Gulf Residents.
CRIMINAL: The President pretending (front page photo) that it was SAFE to visit
the GULF for vacation. The photo of him (taken by White House photographer - no news
media allowed) and his youngest daughter was NOT taken in Gulf waters but in an inlet
bay (Naval) of FRESH water. God help us eh if BP on top of destroying the entire ecosystem
would be found guilty of KILLING people with the use of this toxic dispersant. But let us
protect corporate hucksters!!
A woman living on a barrier island off New Orleans
called C-Span this am reporting these deaths and the fact that NOBODY - in government,
not the EPA - Health Dept - CDC were helping these sick and dying people. The guest,
some yahoo goober from a think tank didn't bother to respond. This woman below reminds
me of a local woman (NH) who resided in the PLUME ( map from state DES) from a toxic
incinerator on the edge of town. Doctor after doctor - treatment $$$ after treatment/
but by God, nobody was going to address the fact that toxins, such as lead, mercury,
cadmium, carcinogenic dioxin (80 other chemicals); spewing over a town 24/7 might
be to blame for the areas numerous cancers - auto immune diseases, learning disabilities,
birth defects. Per usual the citizen is left to battle it alone (state does ZERO) with the
costs of treatment/ death in some cases. JM
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Yellowstone Bison
Update from the Field
March 17, 2011
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* barb abramo, 1943-2011
* Update from the Field
* TAKE ACTION! What You Can Do to Help
* By the Numbers
* Last Words ~ For barb With Love
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* barb abramo, 1943-2011
Beautiful barb in a ballerina pose. She and Darrell were in Yellowstone, hanging out with rutting wild buffalo and powerful wild winds. Photo by Darrell. Click photo for larger image.
Most of you are aware that our dear friend, barb abramo, passed away on Sunday morning. She was surrounded by eight members of her buffalo family, and her parting from This World was gentle and quiet. She is now reunited with the love of her life, Phil Morton. We thank you all so very much for the many heartfelt prayers, emails, cards and phone calls you have sent and continue to send. barb was loved and respected by so many people, and an inspiration to us all. A Brooklyn-raised Sicilian, barb always gave voice to what she believed in, and she was a tenacious advocate for wild buffalo. barb will be with us and the buffalo always; every time we look into the eyes of a buffalo, she will be there; in the wind that moves the bull's thick, shaggy hair, she will be there; in the dance of a buffalo calf she will be there.... and in all our passion, courage and strength as we press on for the buffalo, she is with us always. Donning her favorite color purple, with her gorgeous mane of long silver hair, she will toss back her head, her laughter echoing through the valleys and plains when the buffalo again roam free.
In response to our email last week, asking for prayers for barb, BFC supporter Eleanor July sent this beautiful photo so that this bull could help watch over barb. Click photo for larger image.
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* Update from the Field
Massive and handsome, this bull was relaxing on the Gardiner school football field. Photo by Stephany. Click photo for larger image.
On Thursday and Friday, over sixty wild buffalo that were captured in Yellowstone National Park's Stephens Creek buffalo prison Wednesday morning, were crammed into small livestock trailers and transferred to another jail: the vacant fenced-in areas of the Corwin Springs buffalo quarantine facility, where they will remain until the government hazes them back into Yellowstone after Spring green-up. BFC volunteers in Gardiner followed the livestock trailers north along Highway 89 as they carried our shaggy friends to their new prison.
This particular group of buffalo, moved from the Stephens Creek trap to the Corwin Springs trap, was in Stephens Creek for a very short time, yet many of them sustained injuries from their captivity and rough human handling. Photo by Stephany. Click photo for larger image.
As the trailer doors opened, the buffalo fled. We were shocked at the condition of these buffalo who had been in the Park's trap for no more than 48 hours. They were soaking wet and muddy, visibly frightened, and some were showing large areas of red skin, where their wooly hide should have been. Each of the buffalo displayed an oval-shaped, white tag with a number. One group of about twenty buffalo - mostly young ones - were put into a small, muddy corral, where there is no grass at all.
In the wild, buffalo rarely, if ever, cause injury to one another. These kinds of wounds are seen when the government traps and tortures them. Photo by Stephany. Click photo for larger image.
The Stephens Creek buffalo prison still holds captive over 560 buffalo. Many of these buffalo have been in the trap since late-January. Already three buffalo have died in the trap, and one buffalo suffered a miscarriage. With the condition of the buffalo we saw coming away from Stephens Creek after two days on the inside, we are extremely concerned about the welfare of those who have been there for almost two months. BFC has been pressing Yellowstone National Park to let us in to see the buffalo and how they are fairing in there. After weeks of repeated requests, Yellowstone finally complied, and today, March 17, the Park will allow a media tour of the facility and BFC will be there. Simultaneously, The Longest Walk - a group of powerful Native Americans walking a 5,000 mile journey through the country to raise awareness of diabetes - will be travelling through Gardiner, to visit the buffalo, pray for those who are confined, and share some time with BFC. We will walk in solidarity with The Walkers, for healing that can come through the respectful return of the buffalo.
This bull stands guard over his fallen comrade, showing another face of the strong family ties buffalo have. Photo by Stephany. Click photo for larger image.
BFC volunteers weren't the only eyes on the tragic situation of the buffalo inside the government traps. Some Nez Perce tribal members were also bearing witness, and frustrations are clearly growing. Nez Perce hunting parties were in the area for the last weekend of their buffalo hunt, but for days there were no buffalo available to harvest, and as hunters looked towards the traps, they knew the main reasons why. On Sunday, however, seven bulls walked up into the hunt zone, and six of them were taken by hunters. The seventh bull that was left broke our heart; he was younger and he stood by his fallen comrade, and later bedded down next to him while he was still whole. The Nez Perce hunt is now over for the season. BFC Gardiner patrols had the honor of sharing an evening with a couple of Nez Perce Conservation Enforcement officers over the weekend, and we watched our DVD and talked about all things buffalo. Handfuls of BFC footage went back with them to be shared with other tribal members. Change is coming.
This bull group has been walking the land without any trouble from government agents. Times are slowly changing. Photo by Stephany. Click photo for larger image.
Bull buffalo north of Yellowstone's boundary, as well as those that have been captured, are being shown a little lenience from government officials. At least six adult bulls were released from Stephens Creek last week, and the Park has said they will "opportunistically" release others. A handsome lot of bulls that have not been trapped have been fascinating residents and passers by as they roam around some lands north of Yellowstone, and they are being left alone. Change is definitely afoot for the migratory giants. The talk between Yellowstone and Montana over habitat north of the park for buffalo is moving forward, though there still haven't been very many details disclosed. One of the very sensible things being considered include stronger fencing for the few area cattle herds. The government is finally talking about opening lands north of the Park out to Yankee Jim Canyon, about ten miles from Yellowstone's boundary, but it will include fencing and cattle guards to prevent wild buffalo - and likely other migratory wildlife - from migrating further north, into what Governor Schweitzer likes to call the buffalo's "drop dead zone." One cattle guard has already been put in place on Highway 89. This small opening of habitat will offer some reprieve for the buffalo. Buffalo will roam, and they will definitely continue to push the man-made boundaries, and BFC will continue to press on for their right to do so.
barb, you are forever with us every step of the way!!!
ROAM FREE!
~Stephany
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* WHAT YOU CAN DO
If only the buffalo could set themselves free like this calf did, but they need your voice! Take action to set the buffalo free! There are many things you can do that will make a big difference for our shaggy friends. Photo by Stephany. Click photo for larger image.
1. Contact Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk and welcome him to Yellowstone, tell him to set the trapped buffalo free, pull out of the Interagency Bison Management Plan, stop harassing and killing wildlife and work towards habitat-based solutions for America's last wild buffalo! Please also tell him to have the Park set up a web cam at the Stephens Creek buffalo trap so that we can keep an eye on our friends. Take Action Now!
2. NEW! Please contact Gallatin National Forest Supervisor Mary Erickson and ask her exactly what the Forest Service is doing to fulfill their legal mandate to provide year-round habitats maintaining wild buffalo populations. Hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest habitats exist for wild buffalo contiguous to Yellowstone National Park's north and west boundaries. These critical public lands are a small part of the buffalo's ancient migrations to wintering range and spring calving grounds in the Paradise, Gallatin and Madison river valleys. Please ask Supervisor Mary Erickson and the U.S. Forest Service to manage habitats to support these gentle, nomadic giants. Supervisor Mary Erickson needs to stand up to the state of Montana and no longer allow the state to dictate where and when buffalo are allowed to roam our National Forests. Ask her as Supervisor of the Gallatin National Forest to reallocate habitat permitted for grazing cattle to support the keystone ecological roles migratory populations of wild buffalo fulfill on land that is their birth right. Email: mcerickson@fs.fed.us Phone: 406-587-6758
3. Contact your Members of Congress and urge them to intervene with the Park on your behalf and to support federal funding to protect America's last wild buffalo and their habitat. Ask them to support the re-direction of funds wasted on the Interagency Bison Management Plan towards habitat-based solutions that honor the wild integrity of our national heritage. Write your Representative Write your Senators
4. Contact Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer and THANK HIM for the 90-day stay of execution, tell him he did the right thing. Please also remind him that wild buffalo must be allowed to access habitat in Montana. Brucellosis is not the issue, but habitat for wild buffalo is the solution. Remind him that until Montana embraces and respects wild, free-roaming bison, the state will continue to be globally shamed by these actions against America's last wild buffalo! Remind him that tourism sustains Montana. governor@mt.gov 406-444-3111
5. Sign BFC's Petition to National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis urging him to abandon the failed Interagency Bison Management Plan. Sign the petition.
6. Write Letters to the Editor to newspapers in your region to help raise awareness and bring an end to the unjust treatment of America's last wild buffalo. Write on for the buffalo!
7. Vote for wild buffalo and all wildlife with your money by Boycotting beef.
8. Volunteer with BFC by joining us on the front lines! volunteer@
9. Watch & Share This Video to inspire yourself and others to Protect the Wild Bison
THANK YOU! Please spread the word to save these herds by telling everyone you know what is happening to the country's last wild buffalo and what they can do to . Knowledge is power!
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* By the Numbers
AMERICAN BUFFALO ELIMINATED from the last wild population in the U.S. The last wild population is currently estimated at fewer than 3,700 individual buffalo.
2010-2011 Total: 219
2010-2011 Government Capture: 630
2010-2011 Government Slaughter:
2010-2011 Died In Government Trap: 3
2010-2011 Miscarriage in Government Trap: 1
2010-2011 State & Treaty Hunts: 211
2010-2011 Quarantine: 0
2010-2011 Shot by Agents: 2
2010-2011 Highway Mortality: 3
2009-2010 Total: 7
2008-2009 Total: 22
2007-2008 Total: 1,631
* Total Since 2000: 3,930*
*includes lethal government action, trap-related fatalities, quarantine, hunts, highway mortality
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* Last Words
Her heart beats now with Buffalos’ sound,
They are as one—their Spirits bound.
The love she feels in past and now,
Gives extra strength, you hear her call?
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As hooves like thunder give the word,
She joins to help---the call is heard.
She follows now, along with hooves,
Protecting those---she cannot lose.
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She gave her heart, her love, and life,
To help each Buffalo, out of strife.
And when you see---- the Buffalo run,
You know she’s there---her job is done.
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We miss her voice, her work, her ways,
But know she’s there!—and there she stays.
You’ll hear her voice, as Buffalo run,
A time of hope------------now has begun.
~ Dakota Wallace, for barb with love
Do you have submissions for Last Words? Send them to bfc-media@wildrockies.org. Thank you for all the poems, songs, quotes, and stories you have been sending; you'll see them here!
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Government of Nunavut
Uranium Consultation
March 15, 2011
Dear Premier Aariak,
Thank you for inviting the opinions of Nunavummiut on uranium.
I am writing to you as a parent, a physician and as someone who cares
deeply about the future of Nunavut. I have not been shy to speak out
against nuclear energy and specifically uranium mining. Part of my
professional role as a doctor is to advocate for the health and well
being of the people I care for, and it is definitely my job as a
parent to do this.
While I do understand fully how important it is for us to build job
opportunities and revenue, there are few legal industries that are so
deeply unethical that I feel Nunavut should never consider getting
involved with them and they are uranium, military arms, and the
tobacco industry.
As a member of Physicians for Global Survival (the Canadian chapter of
the Nobel prize winning group International Physicians for the
Prevention of Nuclear War), being wary of nuclear energy in all it
forms comes easily to me. At the PGS website (www.pgs.ca) you can read
about why many physicians are calling for a ban on uranium mining.
The College of Family Physicians of Ontario has called for a ban on
uranium mining as has CAPE (Canadian Association of Physicians for the
Environment). The provinces of British Columbia and Nova Scotia have
a permanent ban on uranium mining because that is what their voting
public has demanded. As you well know, Greenland maintains its ‘No
Uranium stand’ while other parts of Inuit Nunaat have current
moratoriums or are struggling with the issue.
The current map of Uranium mines in Saskatchewan matches fairly
closely with rural Aboriginal communities, who like Nunavut
communities were looking for ways to foster economic independence.
But why is it okay for such a toxic industry to be accepted on
Aboriginal land, when the Canadian mainstream in BC and Nova Scotia
and everywhere else in the country have said ‘no way, not on our
land’?
Is uranium safe for human health? As defenders of the industry with
their glossy brochures will also demonstrate, one can find a study to
support any argument. A study in India called the “Jadugoda Uranium
Study” found statistically significant increases in the rates of birth
defects, cancer deaths and premature deaths near the uranium mine.
The isotopes in the tailings of any uranium mine developed in Nunavut
could well add to our already high rates of cancer. Can we say it
will definitely cause more cancer deaths? No. But one of the guiding
ethical principles in medicine is : first, do no harm. It is a
precautionary approach that should be taken with all forms of
development in Nunavut.
It is not possible to prove that uranium is safe for the environment,
and it is not possible to prove that uranium mining, or nuclear power
generation are safe for human health.
Just look to Fukushima. A Japanese physician friend of mine in Tokyo
wrote me this week, from his country which is reeling after the
tsunami from the additional unfolding nuclear disaster, and finished
his email with “I hope you do not have nuclear power in your city”.
There is also NO WAY to be sure that plutonium, one of the breakdown
products of uranium, will not be diverted for illegal means and used
to develop nuclear weapons. It is true that there are huge poorly
safeguarded stores of plutonium in Russia but just because Canadian
plutonium (from uranium) is less likely to be stolen or sold
illegally, does not mean it could not happen.
It is important to think about the motivations of the groups being
given a voice at the Nunavut uranium consultations (and the funding
behind them). If you are a mining company or lobby group, the
motivation is money (= uranium mining IS safe). If you are a
physician, your motivation is health (= uranium mining IS NOT safe).
I hope that you are hearing from many Nunavummiut on this important
issue. For many who are struggling with literacy, keeping their
children safe and fed, and many other challenges, being able to take
the time to become informed and voice opinions about uranium is
neither possible nor a priority. It is up to you and other elected
officials to make decisions in the best interest of future
generations. It is an incredible opportunity to speak truth to power,
and there is no doubt that your government will be remembered for the
decision that is made. Please, say no to uranium in Nunavut.
Madeleine Cole
Iqaluit
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From: Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit <nunavummiutmakitagunarningit@gmail.com >
Date: March 18, 2011 1:01:18 PM EDT (CA)
Uranium mining rejected
at Iqaluit public forum
Inuit attack Nunavut Tunngavik
for supporting development
CBC website, March 18, 2011
Many Nunavummiut who attended a uranium forum Thursday night said they
do not want uranium mining in Nunavut, while some even attacked the
territory's Inuit group for supporting uranium development.
More than 120 people in Iqaluit came out to the public forum, which
was organized by the Nunavut government as it works on developing its
own policy on uranium mining in the territory.
After hearing presentations from eight panellists on the topic, most
of those who came up to the microphone made it clear that they want
nothing to do with uranium mining.
"For me, there's about four industries that we should never go into,
and they're asbestos, uranium, the tobacco industry, and building of
weapons," said Madeleine Cole, a family doctor in the city.
The territorial government wants to establish its own position on
uranium amid growing interest in Nunavut from mining and exploration
companies.
NTI BLASTED FOR OWNING SHARES
Areva Resources Canada wants to build a uranium mine at its Kiggavik
site, 85 kilometres west of Baker Lake in Nunavut's Kivalliq region.
The company's proposal is currently in the regulatory process.
Some at Thursday's forum berated Nunavut Tunngavik (NTI), the
territory's Inuit land-claim organization, for supporting uranium
mining and having shares in two companies that are exploring for the
heavy metal.
"I did not agree as a beneficiary, as a trust member, to own shares in
a uranium company," Iqaluit resident Susan Enuaraq, an Inuit
land-claim beneficiary, said during the forum.
Keith Morrison, a senior advisor with Nunavut Tunngavik, told the
audience that the organization received shares in exchange for issuing
exploration agreements to those companies. No money was paid out for
those shares, he added.
Sandra Inutiq, a spokesperson for the advocacy group Nunavummiut
Makitagunarningit, accused Nunavut Tunngavik of denying its
pro-uranium stance and pretending to give out balanced information on
the topic.
"The spirit and intent of the land-claim agreement is not being
fulfilled," Inutiq said. "We expected, as Inuit, that we would
participate in decision-making."
GROUP WANTS PLEBISCITE
Nunavut Tunngavik president Cathy Towtongie recently said she wants to
review her organization's uranium mining policy, which since 2007 has
supported uranium projects in Nunavut as long as they are
environmentally and socially responsible.
Inutiq said her group wants a Nunavut-wide plebiscite so Inuit
land-claim beneficiaries can vote on whether the group should support
uranium mining.
But Nunavut Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson said a plebiscite
would not respect the land claim, particularly for Areva's Kiggavik
proposal.
"It would probably not be in good faith for NTI to change the rules
for a project that has already begun," Patterson said.
The Nunavut government is holding another public forum in Baker Lake
on March 30 and 31. It will then go to Cambridge Bay on April 12 and 13.
Those who cannot attend the meetings in person can also send in
comments online, or by email, phone, fax or postal mail
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Hello,
Native Youth Alliance hopes that this email finds you well.
We write you at this time to let you know that we are at this moment preparing a Purification Lodge, and that tomorrow we will hold a Heritage of Healing Walk/Run for Health of 10 miles, beginning here in downtown Ypsilanti, MI, and ending at the University of Michigan Pow Wow for Mother Earth in Saline. As a part of this ceremony we will prepare a Spirit Plate, and we will include in these prayers a remembrance of Willie Lone Wolf, who we heard was one of the few who walked the entire distance with Northern Route of the LW2. Peace be with the Longest Walk 3, and a safe journey.
March 18, 2011
Here's the link for a very comprehensive article,
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From: Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit <nunavummiutmakitagunarningit@gmail.com >
Date: March 18, 2011 1:01:18 PM EDT (CA)
Uranium mining rejected
at Iqaluit public forum
Inuit attack Nunavut Tunngavik
for supporting development
CBC website, March 18, 2011
Many Nunavummiut who attended a uranium forum Thursday night said they
do not want uranium mining in Nunavut, while some even attacked the
territory's Inuit group for supporting uranium development.
More than 120 people in Iqaluit came out to the public forum, which
was organized by the Nunavut government as it works on developing its
own policy on uranium mining in the territory.
After hearing presentations from eight panellists on the topic, most
of those who came up to the microphone made it clear that they want
nothing to do with uranium mining.
"For me, there's about four industries that we should never go into,
and they're asbestos, uranium, the tobacco industry, and building of
weapons," said Madeleine Cole, a family doctor in the city.
The territorial government wants to establish its own position on
uranium amid growing interest in Nunavut from mining and exploration
companies.
NTI BLASTED FOR OWNING SHARES
Areva Resources Canada wants to build a uranium mine at its Kiggavik
site, 85 kilometres west of Baker Lake in Nunavut's Kivalliq region.
The company's proposal is currently in the regulatory process.
Some at Thursday's forum berated Nunavut Tunngavik (NTI), the
territory's Inuit land-claim organization, for supporting uranium
mining and having shares in two companies that are exploring for the
heavy metal.
"I did not agree as a beneficiary, as a trust member, to own shares in
a uranium company," Iqaluit resident Susan Enuaraq, an Inuit
land-claim beneficiary, said during the forum.
Keith Morrison, a senior advisor with Nunavut Tunngavik, told the
audience that the organization received shares in exchange for issuing
exploration agreements to those companies. No money was paid out for
those shares, he added.
Sandra Inutiq, a spokesperson for the advocacy group Nunavummiut
Makitagunarningit, accused Nunavut Tunngavik of denying its
pro-uranium stance and pretending to give out balanced information on
the topic.
"The spirit and intent of the land-claim agreement is not being
fulfilled," Inutiq said. "We expected, as Inuit, that we would
participate in decision-making."
GROUP WANTS PLEBISCITE
Nunavut Tunngavik president Cathy Towtongie recently said she wants to
review her organization's uranium mining policy, which since 2007 has
supported uranium projects in Nunavut as long as they are
environmentally and socially responsible.
Inutiq said her group wants a Nunavut-wide plebiscite so Inuit
land-claim beneficiaries can vote on whether the group should support
uranium mining.
But Nunavut Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson said a plebiscite
would not respect the land claim, particularly for Areva's Kiggavik
proposal.
"It would probably not be in good faith for NTI to change the rules
for a project that has already begun," Patterson said.
The Nunavut government is holding another public forum in Baker Lake
on March 30 and 31. It will then go to Cambridge Bay on April 12 and 13.
Those who cannot attend the meetings in person can also send in
comments online, or by email, phone, fax or postal mail
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Right now it's quite possible that there could be some radiation floating over the United States.
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Cherokee Nation Honors Veterans at March Tribal Council Meeting: 3/17/2011 11:35:00 AM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation honored two brothers, one a Navy veteran of World War II and the other an Air Force Veteran of Vietnam, along with a Marine veteran of Vietnam during the regular March Tribal Council meeting. All are proud warriors in the longstanding Cherokee military tradition.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Cherokee Nation Voter Registration Deadline Nears: 3/17/2011
(C) Cherokee Nation
Citizens of the Cherokee Nation who wish to vote in upcoming 2011 elections, starting with the Saturday, June 25 primary election, have only a short while left to register to vote. Tribal citizens should ensure they are registered to vote and can register any time between now and March 31.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Council Moves Forward Votes on Constitutional Amendments: 3/17/2011
(C) Cherokee Nation
During its March general meeting, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approved two resolutions for citizens to vote on in the general election in June. Both are amendments to the Cherokee Nation Constitution.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Cherokee Elder Care Holding Open House to Welcome New Medical Director: 3/16/2011 3:31:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Elder Care will be hosting an open house to welcome Dr. Steven Younger as the group’s new medical director on Tuesday, March 22, from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the center, located at 1387 W 4th St. in Tahlequah.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Cherokee Nation Career Literacy Center Hosts Open House: 3/16/2011 10:18:00 AM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation will host an open house for its Career Literacy Center on Thursday, March 24, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event offers the public an opportunity to see the facility and become familiar with the many services available.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
New Report to Highlight Activities Within Cherokee Nation: 3/16/2011 9:08:00 AM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation will soon place localized reports in area newspapers filled with highlights and quick facts about the tribe’s services and activities over the past ten years within its jurisdictional boundaries.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Cherokee Nation Brings Childcare Expert to West Siloam Springs for Free Workshop: 3/15/2011 8:40:00 AM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is bringing childcare expert Angela Fraley to West Siloam Springs’ Cherokee Casino, 73000 W. Highway 412, to conduct a free workshop Saturday, March 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Falling in Love With Infants and Toddlers and Maintaining a Connection as They Grow”
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Cherokee Nation Hosts Job and Resource Fair in Catoosa: 3/11/2011 2:23:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is sponsoring a job and tribal program resource fair Thursday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Sequoyah Ballroom of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, 777 W. Cherokee St. At the fair, attendees will be able to learn about current job openings with the Cherokee Nation and its entities.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Sequoyah Senior Earns Prestigious Scholarship: 3/11/2011 8:57:00 AM
(C) Cherokee Nation
Sequoyah Schools senior Logan Francis is reaping the rewards of hard work and dedication. He has been awarded the Silas Hunt Scholarship to study at the University of Arkansas.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Candidates Announced for Cherokee Nation Election in June: 3/11/2011
(C) Cherokee Nation
The candidates are now set for the Cherokee Nation general election to be held on June 25. Eight Tribal Council seats will be on the 2011 primary election ballot. The remaining nine seats will be voted on in the 2013 election. In addition to the Council seats, citizens will have the opportunity to vote for the offices of Principal Chief and Deputy Principal Chief.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Additional Candidates File for Cherokee Nation Offices on Final Day of Filing Period : 3/10/2011
(C) Cherokee Nation
On the last day of filing, nine additional candidates filed for elected offices in the Cherokee Nation 2011 General Election.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Additional Candidates File for Cherokee Nation Offices on Third Day of Filing Period: 3/9/2011 5:15:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
TAHLEQUAH, Okla.— On the third day of filing, seven additional candidates filed for elected offices in the Cherokee Nation 2011 General Election.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Cherokee Nation to Host Cancer Meeting: 3/9/2011 1:12:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation and the American Cancer Society will be hosting a town hall meeting to discuss what is being done to combat cancer in Cherokee County on Thursday, March 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the Tsalagi Community room, located behind the Restaurant of the Cherokees on the grounds of the Cherokee Nation complex in Tahlequah.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Home Business Marketing Class Offered by Cherokee Nation: 3/9/2011 9:39:00 AM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is hosting a workshop in March that will focus on successful home-based business marketing strategies. The workshop will take place on Tuesday, March 22, and will be repeated on Thursday, March 24, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Osiyo Room of Tahlequah’s main tribal complex, 17675 S. Muskogee Ave. Participants may sign up for either session.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Chief Operating Officer of Cherokee Nation Industries Submits Resignation: 3/9/2011
(C) Cherokee Nation
The chief operating officer of Cherokee Nation Industries is leaving the company later this month. Bryan Collins has resigned from CNI, effective March 25.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Technology Fosters Reading In a Whole New Way : 3/8/2011 3:37:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
Students at Sequoyah Schools no longer have to suffer with paper cuts and lost bookmarks to read their library books. The school has started the iRead book club using Apple iPads and iPod Touches. The book club’s selected book is downloaded onto the device and it is checked out to the student just like a traditional book.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Cherokee Nation Workshop Teaches Business Plan Writing: 3/8/2011 10:10:00 AM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is offering an educational opportunity to prospective entrepreneurs in the coming weeks. For four consecutive Thursdays starting March 24, the Nation will host a series of workshops aimed at teaching enterprising people how to draw up quality business plans.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Cherokee Nation Brings Childhood Education Expert to Tahlequah for Free Workshop: 3/8/2011 10:05:00 AM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation continues its series of free child care provider development workshops on Saturday, March 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Tsalagi Community Room located behind the Restaurant of the Cherokees at the tribal complex in Tahlequah. The workshop “Interest Centers and Lesson Plans” is designed to provide childhood educators with techniques for organizing and creating effective lesson plans to benefit their students
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Sequoyah Schools Extends Day to Make Up For Lost Time: 3/8/2011 8:24:00 AM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The February snow was pretty to watch and fun to sled in, but students will be feeling its’ effect for weeks to come. Sequoyah Schools has decided to extend the school day to make up for the days that were missed earlier in the year due to the bad weather. Beginning on Monday, March 21 classes will begin at 8 a.m. adding an additional 45 minutes to the school day.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Additional Candidates File for Cherokee Nation Offices on Second Day of Filing Period : 3/8/2011
(C) Cherokee Nation
On the second day of filing, five additional candidates filed for elected offices in the Cherokee Nation 2011 General Election.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Candidates File for Cherokee Nation Offices on First Day of Filing Period: 3/7/2011 5:30:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
Several candidates have filed for elected offices in the Cherokee Nation 2011 General Election. Those filing for seats as of 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 7, include:
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
Candidates File for Cherokee Nation Offices on First Day of Filing Period: 3/7/2011 5:21:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
Several candidates have filed for elected offices in the Cherokee Nation 2011 General Election. Those filing for seats as of 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 7, include:
http://www.cherokee.org/news.
The Canadian Shield
In an interview with journalism doyen Peter Mansfield, Mr. Justice Sinclair gasped that he was surprised to discover that “thousands had died... many of disease and (get this) issues of neglect of care.” It sounded as though it had been dictated by Stephen Harper himself.
This should have been great copy for Peter, but he failed to take advantage of it, in the best Canadian journalistic style. Think about it. A supposedly brilliant establishment Indian, in the best tradition of Flyin' Phil Fontaine, a graduate cum laude of the rez himself, learned in the white man's law, had not known what Harper forgot to mention – that between 50,000 and 75,000 children had died, were buried somewhere or other, while 61,000 survived these charnel houses?
Sinclair then replied to Mansbridge's unasked question concerning native testimony with a real tear-jerk: “even when they decline to speak to us, there is pain...” Actually, the pain derived from the TRC ground rules that (a) no native survivor got to talk until he/she had taken a short course in how and what to testify, (b) he/she was allowed five minutes to pour out the history of their degradation, and (c) they were warned not to accuse, blame or indeed NAME any person, church or (especially) government.
“It has taken many generations,” pontificated Mr. Justice Sinclair, “for all this to happen; it will take many more for it to be healed.”
He has a point there, if the TRC moves with the speed of most Commissions.
Actually, it could be resolved very rapidly and effectively if the Canadian government, the TRC and its spokesprof Fats Milloy, the CBC and the tax-exempt churches were to make a few basic moves, such as (1) admit that our half-assed British colonial system fostered the Indian Act, an evil, corrupt law that enslaved six generations, and change it; (2) admit fully and honestly that the atrocities, including genocide, took place, (3) stop dishing out millions to corrupt tribal councils and chiefs, who live in Mercedes-driven splendor while the people continue to starve, enjoy an unemployment rate of 36% and a suicide rate 10 times the national average.
As Kahentinetha Horn has observed, “It could all be so simple.”
“'All that’s been debunked!'
“I stared at the guy, and thought his ejaculation was a little odd, considering that he himself had cited the 50% rate in his own book, 'A National Crime,' an expression, not surprisingly, that he had lifted from the report of Dr. Peter Bryce, the Canadian government medical director in 1907, who incidentally was fired for his honesty. I reminded John of this fact and he looked like he had just swallowed a large jalapeno. He sputtered,
“'Just because so many died doesn’t mean it was deliberate!'
“No Name Research (NNR) digs all around an ugly truth without mentioning such inconvenient details as who did what to whom, how, and when. Milloy's NNR is being inflicted on the loyal taxpaying public most recently with the latest extravagant circus run by the TRC in Vancouver: an event as obese and shortsighted as John Milloy himself, who helped set it up.
“Asked by an atypically daring journalist about children who died in Indian residential schools, Milloy replied glibly,
“'There’s some talk of graves here and there, but we’re leaving them pretty much undisturbed.'
"Pretty much?
“In a similarly undisturbed manner, a battery of pale faced scholars almost as corpulent as John gathered at a head table in front of the assembled $500 a pop delegates to carefully camouflage and chloroform the bloody fact of dead children by reducing them to items on that day’s agenda, under such scholarly subject titles as 'Modes of Discourse in Ethnographic Studies of the Impact of Religious Imperialism on Canadian Indigenous Peoples.'
“I was away in Slovenia that week where, refreshingly (for a Canadian), they don't deny their genocide, or I would have checked out the gala TRC conference, especially the free smorgasbord. I figure John must have chocked up another ten pounds on the first day alone, with all the free food, desserts and booze. Perhaps I’ll write a paper for a learned Canadian journal entitled 'The Correlation of Caloric Intake to Neuron Depletion in Post-Menopausal Academicians.'
“But perhaps I shouldn’t be so hard on Fats. He's just doing the job he’s paid to do, which means the usual government Commission largesse, a good chunk of the $68 million TRC budget, plus, I suppose, all he can eat.
“I did ask a friend to attend the TRC pork fest, and he said he spoke to a South African delegate who had been parachuted in, probably for a few thousand bucks, to speak for a half hour to all the Milloy look-alikes. The delegate looked confused, said my friend.
“'Why is Canada going to so much trouble to create such an obvious pretense?' the South African wondered.
“Big John would have been personally hurt, I warrant, by the foreigner’s remarks, since Milloy takes pride in comparing Canada’s farce with the South African TRC: a comparison that could only emmanate from Trent University or the College of Spring Coulee, Alberta. In South Africa, their investigation into apartheid’s crimes didn’t allow the guilty parties to grant immunity to themselves, as the Canadian government and churches have done for their slaughter of children. And victims were allowed to name the names of the criminals, and even bring charges against them.
“My friend had to leave the conference after less than an hour, so he didn't get past the hors d'oeuvres table. He also missed all the speeches to the few dozen token Indians shipped in - at their own expense - to sit in reverence before the pale faced scholars, who explained to them what their suffering was really all about.
“Outside the warm and lavish conference hall, my friend came across a homeless aboriginal couple digging into a garbage dumpster for some bottles to recycle for fifty cents or so. He offered them a few bucks, but they turned him down. The native man said they preferred to work for it.”
The nub of the whole exercise is rejected by spokesprof Milloy. "To truly argue (he infinitively splits, in true scholarly fashion) that this was a conscious federal policy to wipe out the Indian population genocidally with the cooperation of the Christian churches - the documents don't prove it. The evidence just isn't there."
No kidding. Kevin Annett has produced a 400-page document, working primarily in UBC's own archival stacks, proving the prevalence of tuberculosis-infected blankets, medical experimentation, Canadian and provincial laws at “His Majesty's” instigation ordering the sterilization of hundreds of native people, dozens of personal testimonies and eye-witness accounts of murder, and the existence of at least 28 proven mass gravesites attested to by observers with substantial experience in Kosovo and Rwanda.
And to quote an expert that even Fats Milloy would accept, Professor Anthony Hall of the University of Lethbridge:
"North America represents the most ethnically cleansed part of the world — no other part of the world has been this totally re-engineered." Of course, less informed Canadians constantly aver that our tradition is superior to that John Wayne/Wounded Knee history to the south.
March 22, 2011
Here's an important announcement about the hearing on the proposal to build up to four new reactors at Darlington just east of Toronto. They're on for 3 weeks which gives you plenty of time to get involved. See links and details below. The arrogance of the nuclearists is appalling!!
Kittoh
From: Northwatch <northwatch@onlink.net >
Date: March 20, 2011 10:33:44 PM EDT (CA)
The federal hearing on the proposal by Ontario Power Generation
to build up to four new reactors of yet-to-be-specified design gets
underway today, Monday, March 21st.
The opening act will be an afternoon hearing on procedures, starting
at 1:30 pm, and the headliner is Ontario Power Generation presenting
their environmental assessment overview, starting at 7 pm.
Come one, come all!
Location:
The Hearing wil be held at
Hope Fellowship Church, 1685 Bloor Street, Courtice
(between Oshawa and Bowmanville, a few kilometres
due north of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station)
Schedule:
Morning sessions start at 9, afternoon sessions at 1:30, evenings at 7 pm.
The detailed schedule is posted at
http://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/details-eng.cfm?cear_id= 29525;
here's the summary of the schedule as of March 20th
(M=Morning, A=Afternoon, E=Evening):
Week of March 21: Mon A/E; Tues M/A; Wed M/A; Thur M/A, Fri M/A, Sat M/A
Week of March 28: Mon A/E; Tues M/A; Wed A/E; Thur A/E, Fri M/A, Sat M/A
Week of April 4: Mon A/E; Tues M/A; Wed A/E; Thur A/E, Fri M/A,
By phone:
Telephone lines will be available for those who wish to listen live to the
hearing proceedings. The toll-free dial-in number is 1-877-413-4781
(613-960-7510 for those in the Ottawa area).
The identification number is 5760957.
On-line:
Written transcripts and audio recordings of the proceedings will be available
on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry Internet Site, reference
number 07-05-29525. Materials will be posted the following day.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced this weekend that there
will be a Webcast of Joint Review Panel for proposed Darlington new nuclear
power plant project via the CNSC’s Web site. To access the Webcast starting
at 1:30 EDT on March 21, 2011, click on the link:
http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/commission/webcasts/ index.cfm
Northwatch
Box 282, North Bay P1B 8H2
tel 705 497 0373 fax 476 7060
northwatch@onlink.net www.northwatch.org
Dear Dave & Sharon,
Andrew Breitbart is a liar and a race-baiter. His method is to pose as a journalist, and then use deceptive tactics to gin up race-based fears, protect racists, and demonize Black political leaders and institutions.1This is the man caught peddling deceptively edited video of Shirley Sherrod — the Black USDA official who was dismissed as a result of Breitbart's hateful propaganda. No credible news outlet has had Breitbart on since. ABC News rescinded its invitation for him to be a part of its election night coverage (after hearing from ColorOfChange members),2and even Fox has turned its back on him since the Sherrod episode.3
So why is The Huffington Post giving him a platform?Just over a week ago, editors at The Huffington Post gave Breitbart a top spot on their home page, where he again spewed widely debunked lies.4 Then yesterday they did it again. We reached out to Arianna Huffington and other leaders at The Huffington Post to ask why they'd give him cover. Their response? Silence.
Join us in condemning The Huffington Post's actions and demanding that Arianna Huffington and The Huffington Post agree to not elevate Breitbart again given his unfailing race-baiting attacks on our community. This is critical and it takes only a moment. And please invite your friends and family to do the same:
http://act.colorofchange.org/
The Huffington Post understands the power of featuring someone on its home page.5 It gives the author credibility and helps them spread their message. To give that placement to someone who has repeatedly shown complete disregard and hostility toward the truth, and who is a serial race-baiter, is irresponsible. It shows a lack of journalistic integrity, and it's frankly an insult to our communities.
Andrew Breitbart targets key people and institutions within our community, in particular those who have dared talk about the reality of racism and race in this country — Shirley Sherrod, the NAACP, President Obama, the Congressional Black Caucus. And he targets those that seek to increase Black political participation, like ACORN, which until Breitbart's fraud-based take-down had the strongest record of registering low-income Black voters in the country. Breitbart's approach is consistent — posing as journalists, he and his team manufacture false stories that work by preying on his viewers' race-based fears to lead them to incorrect conclusions. It's cynical and destructive.
The Huffington Post recently announced that it will be launching "HuffPost Global Black", a site focused on Black issues. It's especially galling that The Huffington Post would seek to attract Black audiences with this new site at the same time that it provides a prominent platform for Breitbart to continue spreading lies that have a real impact on Black people.
The Huffington Post's decision isn't about featuring conservative voices. Many conservative reporters and opinion-makers — like others across the political spectrum — attempt to be truthful and act with integrity. That doesn't mean they're perfect, but Breitbart is cut from a different cloth. He has no regard for honest debate, and conservatives with integrity see Breitbart as an embarrassment, a con-artist.
If The Huffington Post wants to be treated like a trusted source for news and opinion, this behavior needs to stop and we need to be assured that Breitbart will never again be prominently featured on the site. If we don't receive that assurance, then Black America and our allies should abandon The Huffington Post and get our information elsewhere.
Arianna Huffington needs to know that for our communities, this is a slap in the face. Please join us in calling on her to stop allowing her news organization to be a vehicle for Breitbart's deceptions, and demand that Breitbart not be given prominent placement on the site again.
Please tell Arianna Huffington to stop treating Breitbart as a credible commentator, and ask your friends and family to do the same:
http://act.colorofchange.org/
Thanks and Peace,
-- James, Gabriel, William, Dani, Matt, Natasha and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team
March 23rd, 2011
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References:
1. "Sherrod: Andrew Breitbart is 'a liar'," CNN, 7-22-10
http://act.colorofchange.org/
2. "Victory — ABC News drops Andrew Breitbart," Jack and Jill Politics, 11-2-10,
http://act.colorofchange.org/
3. "UPDATED: Did you notice Fox News wouldn't defend Breitbart?" Media Matters, 11-9-10
http://act.colorofchange.org/
4. "NPR Is Collateral Damage in Battle to Brand Tea Party," Huffington Post, 3-11-11
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5. "On The HuffPo, Andrew Breitbart and The Eyeball Grab Business Model," HyperVocal, 3-16-11
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