Message From: TxRose8018@aol.com Date: Tue, Jan 12, 1999, 9:10pm (PST+3) Subject: Tues~ Jan 12,1999 Blue Eagle Newsletter From:    TxRose8018@aol.com To:    TxRose8018@aol.com Subject:    Tues~ Jan 12,1999 Blue Eagle Newsletter Date:    Tue, Jan 12, 1999, 9:02pm (PST+3) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, material appearing here is distributed without profit ONLY to those who have expressed a prior interest receiving this information for research and educational purposes. No mailings from me are sent unsolicited. If you have not requested removal/unsubscribed from this list, you are giving consent to receive all mailings sent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<> BLUE EAGLE NEWSLETTER January 12 ,1999 <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<> yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi (May the Great Spirits Blessings Always Be With You) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONTENTS: 1. A TOUCH OF HISTORY 2. Riding in the Name of Peace 3. Buffalo Supporters reflect on death of 8 buffalo...speak out please... 4. Medicine Lake Tribal Lands Threatened 5. Bucket-Line 6. Events of Native American Interest 7. Internet Phone Charges~FYI 8. WEB LINK OF INTEREST <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Editor: TxRose8018@aol.com/Blue Eagle Wm Sagonigei Awohali <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< A TOUCH OF HISTORY Subj:   (no subject) Date:   1/10/99 4:03:22 AM Pacific Standard Time From:   greyowl@scsinternet.com (greyowl) To:     TxRose8018@aol.com (TxRose8018@aol.com) Quotes from Chief Joseph: I have carried a heavy load on my back ever since I was a boy. I realized then that we could not hold our own with the white men. We were like deer. They were like grizzly bears. We had small country. Their country was large. We were contented to let things remain as the Great Spirit Chief made them. They were not, and would change the rivers and mountains if they did not suit them. I am tired of fighting.... from where the sun now stands, I will fight no more. Our fathers gave us many laws, which they had learned from their fathers. These laws were good. They told us to treat all people as they treated us; that we should never be the first to break a bargain; that is was a disgrace to tell a lie; that we should speak only the truth; that it was a shame for one man to take another his wife or his property without paying for it. We were contented to let things remain as the Great Spirit made them. Suppose a white man should come to me and say, "Joseph, I like your horses. I want to buy them." I say to him, "No, my horses suit me; I will not sell them." Then he goes to my neighbor and says, "Pay me money, and I will sell you Joseph's horses." The white man returns to me and says, "Joseph, I have bought your horses and you must let me have them." If we sold our lands to the government, this is the way they bought them. I am not a child, I think for myself. No man can think for me. If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace. Treat all men alike. Give them a chance to live and grow. All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born free should be contented when penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases. If you tie a horse to a stake, do you expect him to grow fat? If you pen an Indian up on a small spot of earth, and compel him to stay there, he will not be contented, nor will he grow and prosper. The earth and myself are of one mind. We were taught to believe that the Great Spirit sees and hears everything, and that he never forgets, that hereafter he will give every man a spirit home according to his deserts; If he has been a good man, he will have a good home; if he has been a bad man, he will have a bad home. This I believe, and all my people believe the same. Good words do not last long unless they amount to something. Words do not pay for my dead people. They do not pay for my country, now overrun by white men. They do not protect my father's grave. They do not pay for all my horses and cattle. Good words cannot give me back my children. Good words will not give my people good health and stop them from dying. Good words will not get my people a home where they can live in peace and take care of themselves. I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk. It does not require many words to speak the truth. We do not want churches because they will teach us to quarrel about God, as the Catholics and Protestants do. We do not want that. We may quarrel with men about things on earth, but we never quarrel about the Great Spirit. I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more. I will tell you in my way how the Indian sees things. The white man has more words to tell you how they look to him, but is does not require many words to seek the truth. Too many misinterpretations have been made... too many misunderstandings... The Great Spirit Chief who rules above all will smile upon this land... and this time the Indian race is waiting and praying. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Riding in the Name of Peace Date:   1/12/99 2:29:45 PM Pacific Standard Time From:   ErthAvengr RIDING IN THE NAME OF PEACE FUTURE GENERATION RIDERS PRAY FOR WORLD UNITY  WAV. NA: Honor WAV: NA: The Journey (Editor Note: Wav's are only available to AOL members..sorry) By Karen L Testerman Indian Country Today Jan.11-18   Indian Country Today Online http://www.indiancountry.com/ The Lakota spirit runs through them.           Spiritual motivation and the strong hearts of Lakota youths are evident as horses and riders made their way through rough terrain and chilling weather to finish their fifth-year journey in the name of SiTanka or Big Foot and his people.           Oomaka Tokatakiya-------------Future Generations------------completed their crucial two-week ride Dec.29. It was made in memory of the more than 350 Lakota men, women and children who, under a white flag of truce, were massacred by the U.S. Army at Wounded Knee in 1890.           Bone-chilling winds blew tears across the faces of the future-generation riders as they gathered side-by-side next to the mass grave where the dead and dying were literally tossed into a massive pit.           Arvol Looking Horse, the keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe of the Sioux Nations, was among supporters and family members who followed the riders from Little Eagle near the North Dakota border to Wounded Knee at the southern edge of South Dakota, 300 arduous miles.           Looking Horse, who turned the Big Foot Ride's sacred staff over to the Future Generation Riders in 1990, said the young people have come a long way over the years.           " Back in 1890, under a white flag of truce, Chief Big Foot and his people were massacred because of their journey towards peace------Wolakota.-----Today our prayers still go with the future generation riders and all the relatives for peace and unity." Looking Horse said.           " These young Lakota are really respectful to the ceremony, the ride and the Great Spirit, because this is a spiritual journey. This spiritual ride is really the core ride of all the rides that take place all over the country."           Looking Horse said the ride is good for the Lakota youth because it changes their attitudes and behaviors in a positive way.           " Everyday these riders put their best efforts forward. Since 1990, the Seventh Generation has taken on their leadership roles and responsibilities using the teachings that goes with respect of the staff, the eagle feathers, and the horses. They follow the spirit that still exists today."           Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal member Karen Ducheneaux said the compelling factors for the Oomaka Tokatakiya to follow the footsteps of their ancestors is the threat against the Lakota way of life and the indomitable spirit of the Lakota to survive. She is a veteran Big Foot rider and a Future Generation rider.           Compelled by his heart and the nudging of his friend, Arnold Rivers, 15-year-old Noel Thompson of Little Eagle, took this opportunity to learn how to ride. For his first time on horseback, he traveled the route of his ancestors. The young Hunkpapa Lakota said the ride has been a spiritual experience for him and he plans to ride again next year.           A feast of all feasts was served following the graveside ceremonial. Riders and supporters enjoyed soup, cooked over an open fire, frybread and treats fit for kings and queens. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Buffalo Supporters reflect on death of 8 buffalo...speak out please... Date:   1/12/99 9:27:28 AM Pacific Standard Time From:   stop-the-slaughter@wildrockies.org (Buffalo Folks) Sender: Stop-the-Slaughter@vortex.wildrockies.org To:     Stop-the-Slaughter@vortex.wildrockies.org (Stop the Slaughter) Comment on the "No action" Alternative of the Horse Butte Buffalo Capture facility EA by Jan. 13th.... http://www.wildrockies.org/buffalo/politico/capture _______________________________________________ January 12, 1999 Dear Buffalo Supporters,               The events of the last few days have saddened us greatly, it has been hard to watch 8 of our buffalo friends captured and trucked to slaughter. Still, though, it has strengthened our resolve to make sure that the killing can go no further. I remember last year when the DOL killed buffalo that I felt an overwhelming sadness, loss, and shock that anyone could kill these animals that felt as close as brothers and sisters, or my own children. But this year something has changed, I see that beyond these feelings of senseless loss that we have done everything in our power to prevent these deaths.                Right now we have people camped outside the capture facility to keep vigil and make sure not one more buffalo is caught. Many stay up all night, sleep a few hours, and then go out to the buffalo again. And still there are smiles, laughter, music, and the hugs that keep us all going.                I will never forget last Thursday morning, January 7, when we found out that the DOL had hazed buffalo into the facility the night before. One of us on the patrol snuck into the pen with a captive bull and opened the gate. Before the buffalo could escape the outermost pen and we could get the last gate open, a DOL security truck drove up. There was an incredibly long moment when we didn't know whether the buffalo would be caught again. The buffalo looked at the truck, looked at us on the other side of the fence, and then made his choice to jump up and break through the closed gate to freedom.                We have watched how the buffalo take care of each other when one of their friends is in trouble. One buffalo whose legs were wounded in the hazing process was limping and struggling to walk. The other buffalo circled around him and nudged him into the willows where the DOL could not find him. That is our work too for our buffalo friends, to keep them away from the capture pen, to find them a path where they are free to walk. In turn they give us the joy of seeing them graze in an open field, of calves who run and jump through the snow with their mothers, or just the quiet moments when we can watch as the wind plays along their thick fur as they sleep.                Right now we are seeing the potential for some political headway. The DOL will be meeting in the middle of this month to consider greater leniency towards bison that the federal Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) considers a low risk for brucellosis transmission. APHIS has repeatedly told Montana that the state will not lose its cherished brucellosis-free status if it tolerates the presence of yearling calves and bulls who have a low risk of transmitting brucellosis. The disease can only be transmitted if cattle come in contact with brucellosis contaminated birthing materials. Of the eight buffalo killed so far, seven were bulls, who obviously are not pregnant. The ultimate decision to continue the slaughter rests with Governor Marc Racicot, who oversees the DOL, and it's up to us to let him know that we hold him personally responsible for the needless deaths of wild buffalo.                Our moonlit ski down to the capture facility is a well worn path, our skis can almost follow it on their own. It is part of our commitment to be here all winter, the tangible proof that we will continue to speak for the buffalo, to defend the lands that their ancestors travelled each winter in search of the food they needed for survival.                If you feel in your heart that you want to take direct action to prevent the deaths of these buffalo come to West Yellowstone and help first hand. We provide food and a space in our warm cabin for all who volunteer. Contact us at (406) 646-0070 or buffalo@wildrockies.org.                If you are unable to come in person you can support our work in other ways. Any donations you make will be put to good use in defending the buffalo from such senseless slaughter. Many of our volunteers have given months or years of their lives to this work. Your financial support allows us to feed, house, and send these dedicated people out on patrol.                Help us turn up the heat on the one person who is directly responsible for the current situation. Let Gov. Racicot know that you find the slaughter unacceptable! Call him at 1-800-332-2272 or (406) 444- 3111 or email him at: mailto:csiegner@mt.gov and mailto:msimonich@mt.gov Call the DOL's acting director Marc Bridges from in state at 1-800-523-3162 ext. 3 or (406) 444-2023.                Thank you all for your support. Knowing that there are many out there who can not be there but are with us in spirit gives us the strength to keep working. Keep in touch and keep speaking out for the buffalo at this crucial time. Sue Nackoney and all of us here at Buffalo Nations Buffalo Nations PO Box 957 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 406-646-0070 phone 406-646-0071 fax buffalo@wildrockies.org Subj:   Corrections to Governor Racicot email Date:   1/12/99 1:00:06 PM Pacific Standard Time From:   buffalo@wildrockies.org (Buffalo Nations) Sender: Buffalo-talk@vortex.wildrockies.org To:     Buffalo-talk@vortex.wildrockies.org (Buffalo Talk) We just found out that Governor Racicot's email address bounces back, but here are the 2 addresses that have been successful: mailto:csiegner@mt.gov mailto:msimonich@mt.gov and others who might be interested in what you have to say.... "Agertonson (MT Gov)" , "Bruce Babbitt (Sen)" , "Conrad Burns (Sen)" , "Daniel Glickman (Ag Secy)" , "Dave Garber (Gallatin Nat'l Forest)" , "Diana Enright (personal)", "Diana Enright (USDA)" , "Dr. Craig Reed (USDA)" , "Dr. Tom Walton (USDA)" , Hillary Clinton , "Ira Hobbs (USDA)" , "Kris Lee(NEPA)" , "Laurie Fenwood (USDA)", "Matthew T. Cohn (MT Tourism)", "Max Baucus (Sen)" , "Mike Dombeck (Forest Service)", "Mike Finley (NPS)" , Montana DOL , Montana Gov , Montana Governor Marc Racicot , "Mrs. Al Gore" , President Bill Clinton , "Thurston Elfstrom (MT Tourism)" , Vice President Al Gore , "Wardell C. Townsend, Jr. (USDA)" Thanks for speaking for the buffalo! Buffalo Nations PO Box 957 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 406-646-0070 phone 406-646-0071 fax buffalo@wildrockies.org *********************************************** Buffalo-talk is a service of Buffalo Nations and the Wild Rockies InfoNet at http://www.wildrockies.org. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Medicine Lake Tribal Lands Threatened Date:   1/12/99 6:53:48 AM Pacific Standard Time From:   bfw2@cornell.edu (Native Americas) The following is an article from the Winter 1998 issue of Native Americas, published by the Akwe:kon Press at Cornell University. For more information on how to stay informed of emerging trends that impact Native peoples throughout the hemisphere visit our website at http://nativeamericas.aip.cornell.edu. ----------------------------------------------- -- Geothermal Facilities Threaten Medicine Lake Tribal Lands By Lydia Fernandez A plan to open two geothermal energy plants on either side of Medicine Lake in California is drawing opposition from local tribes, the Modoc, Pit River and Shasta, who claim that the facilities would not only ruin ceremonial and hunting lands, but produce dangerous toxic wastes and destroy the environment. "It's one of the few places we can still go to and use that is sacred," said Betty Hall (Shasta). The Medicine Lake highlands of Mount Shasta serve as hunting and meeting grounds for the three neighboring tribes. The area, home of a dormant volcano, is historically significant because, Hall said, it is the site of a massacre of Shasta Indians in the mid-1800s after the tribe had signed a peace treaty. In October, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management issued a final environmental impact statement on one of the projects-the Fourmile Hill site-that evaluated the proposals. The report stated that there would be severe and unavoidable adverse impacts on the sacred lands of these tribes, and that there was no means to mitigate those impacts. Opponents contend that the Forest Service had not evaluated the area for eligibility under the National Historic Preservation Act, the American Indian Freedom of Religion Act, the Executive Orders on Sacred Sites and Environmental Justice or Federal Trust Responsibility to the Tribes. "It's just being pushed aside," Hall said. Geothermal plants such as these proposed by CalPine, a California utility company, produce energy by using the extreme heat and steam produced deep below the Earth's surface. The companies drill into the Earth to release the heat and steam, which then power generators to produce electricity. Although the Fourmile Hill plant would be able to produce about 50 megawatts of what has been called "green energy," the facilities would require extensive clear-cutting in order to run 300-megawatt transmission lines out of Fourmile Hill. There are also indications the state has interests in drilling beneath Medicine Lake to tap additional energy. The outcome of the environmental impact process remains to be seen. Native Americas Journal Akwe:kon Press Cornell University 300 Caldwell Hall Ithaca, New York 14853 Tel. (607) 255-4308 Fax. (607) 255-0185 E-mail bfw2@cornell.edu http://nativeamericas.aip.cornell.edu -------------------- The following is an article from the Winter 1998 issue of Native Americas, published by the Akwe:kon Press at Cornell University. For more information on how to stay informed of emerging trends that impact Native peoples throughout the hemisphere visit our website at http://nativeamericas.aip.cornell.edu. ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Geothermal Facilities Threaten Medicine Lake Tribal Lands By Lydia Fernandez A plan to open two geothermal energy plants on either side of Medicine Lake in California is drawing opposition from local tribes, the Modoc, Pit River and Shasta, who claim that the facilities would not only ruin ceremonial and hunting lands, but produce dangerous toxic wastes and destroy the environment. "It's one of the few places we can still go to and use that is sacred," said Betty Hall (Shasta). The Medicine Lake highlands of Mount Shasta serve as hunting and meeting grounds for the three neighboring tribes. The area, home of a dormant volcano, is historically significant because, Hall said, it is the site of a massacre of Shasta Indians in the mid-1800s after the tribe had signed a peace treaty. In October, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management issued a final environmental impact statement on one of the projects-the Fourmile Hill site-that evaluated the proposals. The report stated that there would be severe and unavoidable adverse impacts on the sacred lands of these tribes, and that there was no means to mitigate those impacts. Opponents contend that the Forest Service had not evaluated the area for eligibility under the National Historic Preservation Act, the American Indian Freedom of Religion Act, the Executive Orders on Sacred Sites and Environmental Justice or Federal Trust Responsibility to the Tribes. "It's just being pushed aside," Hall said. Geothermal plants such as these proposed by CalPine, a California utility company, produce energy by using the extreme heat and steam produced deep below the Earth's surface. The companies drill into the Earth to release the heat and steam, which then power generators to produce electricity. Although the Fourmile Hill plant would be able to produce about 50 megawatts of what has been called "green energy," the facilities would require extensive clear-cutting in order to run 300-megawatt transmission lines out of Fourmile Hill. There are also indications the state has interests in drilling beneath Medicine Lake to tap additional energy. The outcome of the environmental impact process remains to be seen. CourierNative Americas Journal Akwe:kon Press Cornell University 300 Caldwell Hall Ithaca, New York 14853 Tel. (607) 255-4308 Fax. (607) 255-0185 E-mail bfw2@cornell.edu http://nativeamericas.aip.cornell.edu <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Bucket-Line Date:   1/11/99 9:53:27 AM Pacific Standard Time From:   PAPAPOSSUM Dear Friends:                WE desperately need food items for elders or money to purchase foods we have a fairly good supply of clothing but are in need of gloves and blankets. This is an ever ongoing thing so the need never ends. We have just finished putting a new ceiling and insulation in one elders home this was expensive but required for comfort and health of the elder.                   I would like some feed back on maybe having a membership type of thing where folks pay a certain fee to receive quarterly reports on what we have done that quarter and what we are planning in the future. I never realized how much money is needed to do this work but, I continue to learn as I go things are looking up for the new year we are meeting in Pueblo Colorado the week of 23 January 1999 to set our goals and mission for the coming year. Love and Friendship Jim                   If you can help with foods or money please send to Bucket-line to The elders c/o James C. Cogsdil 1775 west Gregory Dr. Layton Utah 84041   or send checks to Bucket Line to the elders C/O First security Bank 2050 North main Layton Utah 84041 BUCKET-LINE TO THE ELDERS <<<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Events of Native American Interest Date:   1/11/99 7:08:09 PM Pacific Standard Time From:   Wanige Events of Native Interest: Winter, 1999 Note: Most of the listings on these pages are for the Southeastern part of the United States, but events from other sections will be listed from time to time. Ongoing until March 21: The Art of Being Kuna: Layers of Meaning Among the Kuna of Panama; an exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. Info: Russ Chief (212) 514-3823. Jan. 16 & 17, 9am-noon & 1pm-4pm each day: Day with the Eagles Van Tour, at Land Between the Lakes Nature Station, Golden Pond, KY. Search the winter sky & lakeshore for majestic Bald Eagles during a staff-led tour to viewing hot spots. Moderate walking required. Registration is limited, full deposits required. For registration info, call weekdays from 8am-4:30pm (502) 924-2020 or check out the internet site at www.lbl.org. Jan. 22-24: Reelfoot Lake Eagle Watch & Canoe Float, at Tennessee's Reelfoot Lake State Park. This outing is an expedition of the Cumberland-Harpeth Audubon Society, in conjunction with the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association. For more info, contact Sherlene Spicer (615) 790-8875 or Reelfoot Lake State Park (800) 250-8617. Jan. 23-24: Day with the Eagles Van Tour at Land Between the Lakes (See entry for Jan. 16-17 for details). Contact: TVA's Land Between the Lakes, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, KY 42211-9001. More updates will be forthcoming. To have an event listed, or to be added to or removed from this mailing, contact Wanige@aol.com.             <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Internet Phone Charges~FYI Date:   1/10/99 5:14:18 PM Pacific Standard Time From:   lmikes@feist.com Reply-to:       lmikes@feist.com To:     TxRose8018@aol.com                I thought this was important enough that you would want to put it in the Blue Eagle.               Mike ==================== Konopak wrote: Hola todos--i apologize in advance to those to whom this is not especially a relevant concern, though it could well be argued that as the us goes in this matter, so will the rest, given the diffusion of international cop\rporate influence emanating from the US...Also i apologize to those of you who receive multiple copies... I believe it merits any and all consideration that you can afford it, and is of sufficient importance that i am sending it to all my individual correspondents as well as lists upon which i know many of you also participate...forgive my imposition on your bandwidth... this'll sneak under the "media" radar during the current "historical crisis" if we all do not do something...guaranteed--no small part of what the "crisis" is supposed to do is to provide a smoke-screen under which a lot of crap will be done and from whihc there will be no subsequent relief... Congress will be voting in less than two weeks.                           CNN stated that the Government would in two weeks time decide                   to allow or not allow a charge to your phone bill equal to a                                          Long Distance call EACH time you access the Internet. The address is               http://www.house.gov/writerep/                          If you choose, visit the address above and fill out the necessary form!                                   If EACH one of us forward this message on to others in a             hurry, we may be able to prevent this injustice from happening! Dubious but nevertheless worth the effort... <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> WEB LINK OF INTEREST Subj:   Shadow Woman's Tribute Page Date:   1/10/99 1:49:36 PM Pacific Standard Time From:   ShadowWm FRIENDS... PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY TRIBUTE TO SOME VERY TALENTED PEOPLE!!!   Shadow Woman's Tribute Page MUSICIANS WRITERS POETS ARTISTS ARTISANS Please take a moment after you view their works to drop them an e-mail My thanks to Walkingant for his incredible page designs  Shadow Woman's Web Page <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>