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British Parliament Goes Green - Congress is Next :)
Green Party
Last week the leader of the Green Party of the United Kingdom - Caroline
Lucas - was elected to Parliament. Greens around the world celebrated
this historic victory.
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=315
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We need your help to follow suit and elect a Green to Congress.
After her election, Caroline Lucas noted that the British people have
"shown that they are prepared to put their trust in the Greens, despite
the overwhelming national media focus on the three largest parties and a
voting system that is fundamentally undemocratic".
Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May noted that "Caroline Lucas'
historic victory proves that Greens can win...The UK has been the only
nation in Europe where Greens had been shut out."
Despite some of the same barriers faced by British voters, we continue
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The Green Party of the United States will be holding its Annual National
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In order to spread the Green message as widely as possible, our meeting
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[Friends of Peltier] Friends Digest Vol. 4, No. 3 :)
* Can You Spare a Little to Help a Lot? *
We know a number of supporters send funds to Leonard's commissary
account. We hear from Leonard that he appreciates this very much.
But we also hear that Leonard is low on funds for stationary,
stamps, toiletries, art supplies, etc. So if you can, send a little
something to Leonard's account to help a brother along.
Leonard's friends choosing to send funds through the mail must
send those funds to the following address and in accordance with
the directions provided below:
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Leonard Peltier #89637-132
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001
The deposit must be in the form of a money order made out to:
Leonard Peltier #89637-132. The Bureau of Prisons will return funds
that do not have valid inmate information to the sender provided
the envelope has an adequate return address. Personal checks and
cash can NOT be accepted for deposit.
The sender's name and return address must appear on the upper
left hand corner of the envelope to ensure that the funds can be
returned to the sender in the event that they can not be posted to
the inmate's account. The deposit envelope must not contain any
items intended for delivery to the inmate. The Bureau of Prisons
shall dispose of all items included with the funds.
In the event funds have been mailed but have not been received in
the inmate's account and adequate time has passed for mail service
to Des Moines, Iowa, the sender must initiate a tracer with the
entity who sold them the money order to resolve any issues.
* 9th Indigenous Forum *
The Ninth Session of the United Nations Permanent
Forum on Indigenous Issues was held 19-30 April.
Visit the audio and video archive to find our more:
.
* Call to Action on Human Rights *
President Obama is considering issuing an executive order
on human rights. The Executive Order would address the human
rights obligations of the United States and put concrete action
behind President Obama's recognition that human rights begin
at home. Amnesty International USA and the ACLU, along with our
coalition partners in the Human Rights at Home Campaign, have been
pressing the Administration to issue a comprehensive Executive
Order that would integrate the U.S.'s human rights commitments
into all of the agencies of the government. This Executive Order
presents President Obama with an important opportunity to uphold
core American values of equality and justice for all by building a
much-needed human rights infrastructure here at home. Help us urge
the President to issue a strong, comprehensive Executive Order that
will result in meaningful progress on domestic human rights.
The time for action is now: call on President Obama to issue an
Executive Order that holds the U.S. accountable for its human
rights commitments.
* Upcoming Events *
--Oglala Commemoration - 35th Anniversary. The time schedule is
now posted: ; The
concert is lined up: .
--U.S. Social Forum -
Time to set him free... Because it is the RIGHT thing to do.
Friends of Peltier
http://www.FreePeltierNow.org
Urgent Help Needed for Gulf Disaster :)
I was going to send you a final funding request today for our fight to
stop the Safari Club from killing polar bears. But the crisis in the
Gulf of Mexico has put our entire team on 24/7 alert.
Between 200,000 and 1 million gallons of oil are gushing into the ocean
every day?and may continue to do so for another 90 days. BP's disaster
will soon eclipse the infamous Exxon Valdez as the worst oil spill in
American history.
And that's just the beginning: As the Obama administration was approving
the disastrous BP drilling, it was also lifting the decades-long,
nationwide moratorium on new offshore oil drilling. It plans to push
similarly dangerous oil rigs into Alaska, the eastern Gulf of Mexico,
and the Atlantic Coast from Maryland to Florida.
As Interior Secretary Ken Salazar proudly boasted, it will be the
biggest expansion of offshore oil drilling in 30 years.
We have to take action right away. That's why I'm asking you to make a
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~*****~I am the Indian voice. Listen to me!~*****~ :)
From the desk of Harvey Arden
http://www.haveyouthought.com/
Founder: ~The Wisdomkeepers Collective ~ "Bringing the Elders to the
World & the World to the Elders"
Author: WISDOMKEEPERS: Meetings with Native American Spiritual Elders
DREAMKEEPERS: A Spirit-Journey into Aboriginal Australia
NOBLE RED MAN: Lakota Wisdomkeeper Mathew King
TRAVELS IN A STONE CANOE: The Return to the Wisdomkeepers
~HAVE YOU THOUGHT of LEONARD PELTIER LATELY?~
Editor: PRISON WRITINGS: MY LIFE IS MY SUN DANCE by Leonard Peltier
WHITE BUFFALO TEACHINGS by Chief Arvol Looking Horse
VOICE OF THE HAWK ELDER by Seneca Wisdomkeeper Edna Gordon
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Harvey Arden : My Life Is My Sun Dance
Harvey Arden
My Life Is My Sun Dance
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© 2005 Harvey Arden
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The Words of Leonard Peltier in a Spoken-Word Performance by Harvey
Arden with haunting original music by Rev. Goat Carson, George Ingmire,
Harry Lenz and Michael Voelker--'New Orleans Light'
TRACKS
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1. Spirit Breath
2. Thunder Speaks
3. My Name
4. Welcome to Leavenworth
5. Sun Dance
6. Let the Great Healing Begin
7. Indian Dead
8. On That Day
9. Ghost Dance
10. Arrest and Trial
11. Political Prisoner
12. Army of One
(Click a song name to hear it in lo-fi MP3. Need help?.)
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NOTES
My Life Is My Sun Dance
Prison Writings of LEONARD PELTIER
Silence, they say, is the voice of complicity.
But silence is impossible.
Silence screams.
Silence is a message,
Just as doing nothing is an act.
Let who you are ring out and resonate
in every word and every deed.
Yes, become who you are.
There's no sidestepping your own being
or your own responsibility.
What you do is who you are.
You are your own comeuppance.
You become your own message.
You are the message.
Leonard Peltier
A Bio of Harvey Arden
Over the past few years I have given readings/lectures on the
Dreamkeepers and the Wisdomkeepers at the Library of Congress,
Harvard, Columbia, CalTech, USC, the University of South Dakota
(Vermillion), Briarcliffe College (Sioux City, IA), etc etc etc I've
given readings from Leonard Peltier s PRISON WRITINGS: MY LIFE IS MY SUN
DANCE and Mathew King s book NOBLE RED MAN to audiences in schools,
churches, museums, private homes, coffee shops, public auditoriums and
theaters in New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, New
Orleans, Washington DC, Cape Cod, Western Massachusetts, New Hampshire
etc.and scores of smaller towns. I've also given scores of readings at
Borders and Barnes & Noble (and many, many other) bookstores across
the country; I've been interviewed on NPR (national "Public Interest"
show, twice), also on many many other radio stations. I was for 23 years
a staff writer at National Geographic Magazine. A play of mine on
Leonard
Peltier, already performed at USD, is in the early stages of a
professional production. I also have a play based on NOBL;E RED MAN. My
books have been translated into French, Spanish, German, Italian,
Dutch, Swedish, and Japanese...with Greek and Swedish in the works.
Anyway, I'm willing to put my old body on the line anytime it's needed
for the Cause, but I can often be of more of use here at my
basement-study PC, since I plug into lots of places in the Indian and
international indigenous worlds, though I'm a white guy myself. Lot's of
people know me and, hopefully, trust me. You can check me out ad
nauseum with a Google search on my name. (someone told me a few weeks or
so ago she found 22,000 entries on me with a few simple searches) I
still spend lots of time working for and with Leonard Peltier. I ve
visited Leonard half a dozen times at Leavenworth. Also I have a few
novels, plays, screenplays and other nonfiction books that I'm trying to
give birth to lest they be, alas, stillborn.
Like Mat King used to say, "You're not too bad for a white guy, Harvey.
You're lucky. Tunkashila has a job for you to do and you're going to do
it!"
Regarding why I, a white guy, am so involved in the indigenous world, I
subscribe to the philosophy expressed in this statement by Australian
Aboriginal Elder Lilla Watson:
"If you've come here to help me, you're wasting your time.
But if you've come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then
let us work together."
REVIEWS!
Go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/harveyarden and
listen free !
heartfelt sadness and great inner strength!We have not forgotten
you,Leo!
Reviewer: Itch'cha-wah
this CD brings Leo home to us.we need to force his release!!!!!One voice
can carry far.Let it start with you and me.Aho!
This CD is riveting... I could not move.
Reviewer: barbara
The musicians, Leonard and Harveys spoken words along with the music,
are so powerful I could not move until the CD was over. Heart wrenching.
My heart soars when I listen to it
Reviewer: Doug Draime
When I listen to it my heart is broken and my heart is enraged, and my
heart soars. Every man and woman and child should be exposed to it. It
is outrages what has happened to Leonard and we must all stand up and
say, no more, no more ...
A must have for any ethical person. Tino pai!
Reviewer: Jon Pawson
The words of this CD resonate with anguish and pain, yet a staunch
resolve remains. We hear Leonard's experiences through Harvey's voice, a
powerful performance. This CD should be with every conscientious
supporter of justice in every land on this earth. Ka mau te wehi, e hoa
ma! (Awesome, my friends)
incredible insight from a political warrior, thank you for your
continous teachi
Reviewer: HaidaMaiden
I listened to the CD over and over. The message is so powerful; I send
prayers out to all spiritual warriors that have served unnessary time in
prison.
The Ripples are Reaching Out!
Reviewer: Risha
I sat and listened to this in my room, a few candles flickering in the
darkness and I could FEEL the pain, the loneliness and the emptiness of
Mr Peltier as his powerful words reached into my mind and painted many
disturbing and despairing images, they reached in and touched my heart
and I felt so sad, yet I could also feel such strength and dignity. That
amazed me. I don't think there are many people who would be able to
stay as strong and not lose their dignity under such a disgusting and
disgaceful injustice forced upon them! I am here in England and like a
pebble dropped in the water the ripples are reaching out to other lands
and other people who also fight in their own way for Mr Peltier... and
the injustices of the American Indian Peoples.
heart rending
Reviewer: Peg Shriner
Having read the book and other writings about Mr. Peltier including "In
The Spirit Of Crazy Horse" by Peter Mathiasson. Harvey brings Mr.
Peltiers feeings to light in a vocal way, to where we can not only read
the words but FEEL the heart of this great man. I honor him and will
continue to fight for his freedom in anyway that I can. He will not be
forgotten by this simple woman. Walk in TRUTH, HONOR and BEAUTY with
PEACE LOVE and LIGHT always
It held my heart from beginning to end thought of all the incarcerated
bros and
Reviewer: Shelly
I think the CD is a wake up call to our spirits and our humanity. Harvey
reading Leonard's words spoke to me those inside prison are our
brothers,sisters our family. It's not ok to forget infact its our
responsibility to remember them. This CD will keep me mindful of that
and I will carry Brother Leonards words everyday for the rest of my
life. shelly
This is an important CD
Reviewer: Come Again Moon
How can we rate this CD, it is like trying to rate the experience of the
heart beat of GrandMother Earth. This album is important. I agree with
the good people, here. Leonard invites you into his cell, with the care
and grace of a loving, holy spirit and Harvey Arden's riviting,
narration carries us through the journey of Leonard's Sun Dance as we
are all, accompanied to new levels of understanding, by Rev. Goat and
the New Orleans Light. Ording more than one copy of this CD, really is, a
good idea and Little Eagle, Thank you for the excellent suggestion. One
of my copies will be given to my Congressperson. Mitakye Oyasin Moon
This CD rocks!
Reviewer: carol j.
It made me feel as though I were sitting in the cell with Leonard and
listening to his every word. The whole cd bears witness to what needs to
be done! FREE LEONARD PELTIER!
i feel the pain
Reviewer: Ivy
hey i get this site sent to my inbox, would love to hear mre about
leonard peltier, as a ntive i love to hear about my people...take care
leonard iam behind you all the way..((((HUGS))))
Very Impressive Work
Reviewer: Little Eagle - Earth Citizenhsip Network
Very impressive work. It will take the listener to a place where most of
us will never be but all of us are all familiar with. The place is
Leavenworth, Kansas the residence of a Native American and Earth Citizen
political prisoner by the name of Leonard Peltier. The spoken words you
will hear is from Leonard's personal story and it will ring to your
heart, go ahead and buy it. In fact, buy one for a friend and send
another to a politician. Free Leonard Peltier!
Sure I felt compassion, I felt anger again for the FBI
Reviewer: Llye K'ang
Sure, I felt compassion but at the same time, I felt anger again for the
FBI, there arrogance and unbelievable ignorant ways. "If I can get away
with it-why not", kind of attitude. You know what I mean...
Being There
Reviewer: barbara
I can feel myself in that cell with Leonard listening to this CD....
Demand Freedom for Leonard NOW!
Reviewer: John at CD Baby
The powerful words of Leonard Peltier are not to be ignored. This one
man has done more to promote Human Rights while unjustly held within
prison walls than most of us can ever hope to do outside of them. This
CD is a compelling reading of Leonards own words, read by the man
(Harvey Arden) who helped him get those words out to the world. A must
have for anyone who cares for the future of the generations yet to come
and the realities of a man currently being denied freedom due to a gross
miscarriage of justice.
Go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/harveyarden and listen free!
cid:845575301@10022009-0BFB
An Eagle's Cry
Listen to me!
Listen!
I am the Indian voice.
Hear me crying out of the wind,
Hear me crying out of the silence.
I am the Indian voice.
Listen to me!
I speak for our ancestors.
They cry out to you from the unstill grave.
I speak for the children yet unborn.
They cry out to you from the unspoken silence.
I am the Indian voice.
Listen to me !
I am a chorus of millions.
Hear us !
Our eagle's cry will not be stilled !
We are your own conscience calling to you.
We are you yourself
crying unheard within you.
Let my unheard voice be heard.
Let me speak in my heart and the words be heard
whispering on the wind to millions,
to all who care,
to all with ears to hear
and hearts to beat as one
with mine.
Put your ear to the earth,
and hear my heart beating there.
Put your ear to the wind
and hear me speaking there.
We are the voice of the earth,
of the future,
of the Mystery.
Hear us!
--from Leonard Peltier's PRISON WRITINGS: MY LIFE IS MY SUN DANCE
http://www.amazon.com/Prison-Writings-Life-Sun-Dance/dp/0312263805/...
~ Please FWD this message to your personal list. Thanks, /Harvey ~
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NALU: Congress Agrees: Indian Energy Development Is an Important Issue
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CONGRESS AGREES: INDIAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
Native American Legislative Update: April 26, 2010
IN THIS ISSUE:
+ Senate Hosts Hearing on Draft Indian Energy Bill
+ Tribal Law and Order Act Faith Sign-on Letter
+ New Zealand Approves UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights
+ "Fighting Sioux" Name Retired, At Last
SENATE HOSTS HEARING ON DRAFT INDIAN ENERGY BILL
Tribal lands are often rich in natural resources, including wind, solar,
and other renewable resources. However, the complicated tangle of
regulations and requirements often makes it prohibitively difficult,
time-consuming, and expensive for tribes to develop these energy
resources either through their own means or by leasing rights to an
external company.
Last month, Senator Byron Dorgan (ND), Chair of the Senate Committee on
Indian Affairs, introduced draft legislation that would take steps to
overcome many of the obstacles tribes and tribal companies face in the
energy development process. Not only do tribes face complicated
jurisdictional issues, with multiple federal agencies requiring similar
procedures for the same permit or lease approval, they also lack access
to the transmission grid as well as viable financing incentives. At the
same time, there is great renewable energy potential on tribal land:
tribal land, which comprises less than 5% of the United States'
landmass, has the potential to provide 4-5 times the total U.S. energy
consumption of 2004 - using only its solar resources! See this report
from the National Wildlife Federation for more information:
http://action.fcnl.org/r/131772/46386/0
We applaud Senator Dorgan's initiative on this issue.
Just last week, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosted its first
hearing on this draft bill, now being called the "Indian Energy
Promotion and Parity Act of 2010." We are pleased to see this step
forward. At the same time we have some concerns about the bill's
emphasis on fossil fuel development, and we hope that the final
legislation will include strong support for development of renewable
resources.
Go here to read the full draft bill:
http://action.fcnl.org/r/131773/46386/0
TRIBAL LAW AND ORDER FAITH SIGN-ON LETTER
Because we expect the Tribal Law and Order Act (S. 797/H.R. 1924) to
come up in the House soon, we are distributing a faith-based
organization sign-on letter we originally circulated last summer. We
have garnered new support and reinvigorated the support of organizations
who had signed on previously. FCNL will distribute this letter with the
support of more than a dozen faith-based organizations and churches,
from the Islamic Society of North America to the Unitarian Universalist
Association of Congregations. We have already had one very positive
meeting with congressional staff on the issues raised in this letter,
and we anticipate more to come. See the letter here:
http://action.fcnl.org/r/131774/46386/0
NEW ZEALAND APPROVES UN DACLARATION ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was
adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2007. It establishes a framework
of minimum standards for the survival, health, safety, dignity, and
basic rights of the indigenous peoples of the world. At the time it was
adopted, 144 states voted in favor, 11 abstained (including Azerbaijan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Russian
Federation, Samoa, and Ukraine), and only 4 (Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, and the United States) voted against.
Of the nations that abstained or voted against this declaration,
Australia, Colombia and Samoa have already reversed their positions and
indicated their support of the Declaration. In a happy development, on
April 19th New Zealand also came out in favor of the Declaration,
formally reversing its opposition. The Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, like all UN declarations, is non-binding. Despite
this, Canada and the United States have not yet changed their positions
on the declaration. However, the day after New Zealand's announcement,
Ambassador Susan Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN,
announced that the United States will be reviewing its position on the
Declaration. In her remarks she said:
"Consistent with President Obama's call for a new era of U.S. engagement
with the world, the United States applauds the Permanent Forum's
efforts to raise awareness of issues affecting the world's indigenous
peoples and to generate ideas for substantially improving their
livelihoods and communities.
"Thus today, I am pleased to announce that the United States has decided
to review our position regarding the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples. We recognize that, for many around the world, this
Declaration provides a framework for addressing indigenous issues.
During President Obama's first year in office, tribal leaders encouraged
the United States to reexamine its position on the Declaration-an
important recommendation that directly complements our commitment to
work together with the international community on the many challenges
that indigenous peoples face. We will be conducting a formal review of
the Declaration and the U.S. position on it."
See Ambassador rice's full remarks here:
http://action.fcnl.org/r/131775/46386/0
"FIGHTING SIOUX" NAME RETIRED, AT LAST
After a four-year legal struggle, the University of North Dakota will
retire the sports team nickname "Fighting Sioux," according to a report
in Indian Country Today: "The ruling supported a Board of Higher
Education decision nearly a year ago to retire the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, which has adorned the
school's uniforms for about 80 years. The move is expected to open the
door for admission into the Summit League, which said it wouldn't
consider UND for membership unless the nickname issue was resolved." A
new nickname has not yet been chosen. Read the full report here:
http://action.fcnl.org/r/131776/46386/0
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for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born.
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for those who can't speak for themselves
such as the birds, animals, fish and trees."
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The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) strives to protect the earth. We
accomplish this through our case work in the courts, our partnerships
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NARF's Legal Environmental Case Work
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Protection of Tribal Natural Resources
The culture and way of life of many indigenous peoples are inextricably
tied to their aboriginal habitat. For those tribes that still maintain
traditional ties to the natural world, suitable habitat is required in
order to exercise their treaty-protected hunting, fishing, gathering,
and trapping rights and to sustain their relationships with the animals,
plants, and fish that comprise their aboriginal habitats. As Native
Communities simultaneously face attacks on their fundamental human
rights to self-determination, to feed both family and spirit through
subsistence hunting and fishing activities and to be free of
discrimination, NARF has long been instrumental in assisting tribes to
assert hunting and fishing rights, which are guaranteed by treaty or
other federal law. NARF also works to secure allocations of water for
present and future needs for Indian tribes. Read more...
NARF's Commitment to Environmental Sustainability
Sustainability
It is clear that our natural world is undergoing severe, unsustainable
and catastrophic climate change that adversely impacts the lives of
people and ecosystems worldwide. Native Americans are especially
vulnerable and are experiencing disproportionate negative impacts on
their cultures, health and food systems. In response, the Native
American Rights Fund (NARF) is committed to environmental sustainability
through its mission, work and organizational values. Native Americans
and other indigenous peoples have a long tradition of living sustainably
with the natural world by understanding the importance of preserving
natural resources and respecting the interdependence of all living
things. Read more...
Former NARF Board Member Publishes Article on Climate Change and
Indigenous Environmental Self-Determination
Rebecca Tsosie
Rebecca Tsosie, former NARF Board and Executive Director of the Indian
Legal Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, recently
published an article, "Climate Change, Sustainability, and
Globalization: Charting the Future of Indigenous Environmental
Self-Determination," in a symposium issue of the Houston Environmental
& Energy Law & Policy Journal. Read more...
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April E-news: Canada's First Nations Take Legal Stand on Oil Sands :)
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Indonesia Campaign Update
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Our letter-writing campaign is already having an impact in East Nusa
Tenggara, Indonesia! On Lembata Island, where a new gold mine threatened
to pollute the rivers and displace 60,000 Indigenous people, the local
parliament voted to prohibit gold mining. It is still important for
government officials at the national and provincial levels to hear from
us, however, so that they honor this decision at the local level. So if
you have not yet sent letters in support of this campaign, please do so
today.
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Stop Police Brutality Against Samburu People
We are encouraged that there samburu stabbinghave been no more
full-scale police attacks on Samburu villages since Cultural Survival's
research delegation gathered evidence of the attacks in January. After
receiving Cultural Survival's report of human rights abuses by Kenyan
police forces against the Samburu people, Kenya's Minister of Internal
Security ordered police forces to refrain from using force and to
conduct the disarmament operation in northern Kenya peacefully. Peace
was shattered, however, at mid-day on March 24, however, when a car-full
of Administrative Police picked up two Samburu morans (young men) who
were herding sheep near their village, Kirish. Policemen stabbed both
men in the neck. Read more.
Please join us in sending letters and emails
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to the Kenyan government.
Canada's First Nations Take Legal Stand on Oil Sands
The Supreme Court of Canada has taken a positive step for First Nations
in a case that may have major legal implications for the development of
oil sands, pipelines, and other projects in the province of Alberta. The
court granted intervenor status to Duncan's First Nation and Horse Lake
First Nation. This standing enables the two nations to pursue their
case before the court, otherwise, they would not be allowed to appeal
at all. The First Nations turned to the Court because of their
increasing frustration over the government's refusal to act on earlier
court decisions that direct governments to deal with Indigenous rights.
Read more.
Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights and US Foreign Policy in Latin America
Hearings in Washington, DC
Cultural Survival is organizing hearings before the Tom Lantos Human
Rights Caucus of the US House of Representatives on Indigenous Peoples'
human rights
and U.S. foreign policy in Latin America on April 29th, 2010 in
Washington, DC.
Cultural Survival is chartering a bus on April 29th to enable Indigenous
delegates from Latin America at the UN Permanent Forum in New York to
travel to
Washington to attend the hearing and give testimony on Latin America.
The bus will be leaving 7:00 AM on April 29th from 1 UN Plaza, and
returning to New York the same day in the evening. The bus trip is free.
For more information or to reserve a seat on the bus please email
agnes@cs.org. Bus is limited to 45 Indigenous participants.
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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The ninth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will be
held April 19-30 at the UN headquarters in New York. This year's
special theme is development with culture and identity. Cultural
Survival is organizing two side events:
Thursday, April 22 1:15-2:45 PM
Persuading the US, New Zealand and Canada to adopt the Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
1 UN Plaza
Conference Room DC2, 12th floor
New York, New York
Participants will consider how to persuade the US, New Zealand, and
Canada to endorse the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
this year.
Friday, April 23 1:15-2:45 PM
Mapping Community-Based Protected Areas: a model for sustainable
development and cultural and environmental protection
UNICEF Conference Room
1 UN Plaza
New York, New York
This event examines how taking a community-based approach to setting up
protected areas can promote sustainable development. Such an approach
integrates indigenous knowledge with solid science. By respecting
traditional livelihoods, tenure, culture, and access to resources it
also conserves ecosystems and biodiversity.
Cosponsors: CORALINA and the Heller School for Social Policy and
Management, Brandeis University
Guatemala Radio Project Update
Beginning next week, Cultural Survival staff members Alberto Recinos,
Mark Camp and others will represent Guatemala's 180 community radio
stations in congressional hearings to set legislative priorities for the
Guatemalan Congress. The Community Radio Bill has been selected as one
of only 12 issues that will be discussed in the hearings. The Bill was
introduced on August 3, 2009 and received a positive recommendation from
a Congressional Committee on January 14 of this year. Passage of this
bill would bring to fruition years of efforts to guarantee the future of
the nonprofit community radio stations that serve more than one million
listeners. Read more about the project.
Boston International Film Festival Features Film on Native Languages
loaCS partners and advisors from the Wôpanâak (Wampanoag) Language
Reclamation Project are featured in The Language of America: An Indian
Story, next week at the Boston International Film Festival, Tuesday,
April 20th, 5:30 PM, AMC/LOEWS Boston Common, 175 Tremont St., Boston,
$10.00, (79 min).
Language advocates and leadership from the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine
and the Narragansett Nation of Rhode Island also share their struggles
for cultural survival in New England, and discuss their community-based
work to maintain and revitalize their languages among younger
generations. Produced by Cultural Survival's new endangered languages
partner, Watching Place Productions, the film follows three Native
families into "a time when words had meanings so big they could not be
translated into English. As the tribes unravel the secret of the
survival of their 9,000- year-old culture, they confront the power of a
lie that Americans have yet to question."
View a one minute trailer at
http://www.languageofamerica.com
First Woman Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller Dies
Wilma Mankiller, 64, former chief of the Cherokee Nation, passed away on
April 6th at her home near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, after losing her battle
with pancreatic cancer. Mankiller was chief from 1985 to 1995. During
her tenure, the Cherokee Nation's membership tripled to become the
second largest tribe in the United States. Her devotion to improving
health, education, housing, utilities management, and tribal government
for her people and other Indigenous Peoples all over the world will not
be forgotten. Mankiller held 14 honorary doctorate degrees, including
one from Yale. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
in 1993 and former president Bill Clinton presented her with the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.
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would not be possible.
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lands, languages, and cultures around the world. In partnership with
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Indigenous leaders, as well as lawyers, anthropologists, business
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Giant dam in Ethiopia, Indian government slams Vedanta, and more;
Survival :)
Giant dam to devastate 200,000 people NEWS
Survival has launched a petition calling for a halt to a massive dam
being built on Ethiopia’s Omo River. The dam will end the Omo’s natural
flood, which deposits fertile silt on the river banks, where the tribes
cultivate crops when the waters recede.
Read more and sign the petition »
Last chance: tickets for star-studded London event EVENT
Last chance: tickets for star-studded London event
A few tickets are still available for ‘WE ARE ONE – a celebration of
tribal peoples,’ this Sunday at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End.
Stars including Colin Firth, Kevin Spacey, Julie Christie and Mark
Rylance will perform tribal prose and poetry in this unique fundraising
event in aid of Survival.
More info and book tickets »
Indian government report slams Vedanta SUCCESS
Indian government report slams Vedanta
A team of experts from the Indian government has released a damning
report on the activities of mining company Vedanta Resources. The report
concludes that the company’s proposed bauxite mine ‘may lead to the
destruction of the Dongria Kondh tribe.’
Read more and write a letter for the Dongria Kondh »
Yanomami TRIBES
Yanomami
One of the world’s best-known tribal peoples, the Yanomami live in
large, circular, communal houses called yanos in the dense rainforests
of Brazil and Venezuela. The Yanomami held protests this month against a
recent invasion of goldminers, and are asking for your help to force
the authorities to evict the illegal miners.
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British Parliament Goes Green - Congress is Next :)
Green Party
Last week the leader of the Green Party of the United Kingdom - Caroline
Lucas - was elected to Parliament. Greens around the world celebrated
this historic victory.
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=315
Act :)
http://www.gp.org/action/index.shtml
We need your help to follow suit and elect a Green to Congress.
After her election, Caroline Lucas noted that the British people have
"shown that they are prepared to put their trust in the Greens, despite
the overwhelming national media focus on the three largest parties and a
voting system that is fundamentally undemocratic".
Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May noted that "Caroline Lucas'
historic victory proves that Greens can win...The UK has been the only
nation in Europe where Greens had been shut out."
Despite some of the same barriers faced by British voters, we continue
working to break through the media silence and elect Greens to office on
every level.
With your support, we can elect Greens to Congress.
The 200th Green candidate just declared their run for office here in the
United States. Check out all of our 2010 candidates and find a
candidate near you.
Please support our Green Party candidates on the county, state, and
federal levels by making a contribution to the Green Party of the United
States. With your help, we can follow the British lead and elect a
Green to Congress!
P.S. If you have already shown your support for the Green Party of the
United States recently, we thank you. Consider supporting the Green
Senatorial Campaign Committee as well.
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This committee is devoted to collecting resources to support Green
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Support the Green Party!
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Join the Green Party in Detroit This June!
The Green Party of the United States will be holding its Annual National
Meeting this June in Detroit. Will you be there?
In order to spread the Green message as widely as possible, our meeting
will be held in conjunction with the U.S. Social Forum, a gathering of
tens of thousands of people working to build people's solutions to
economic and ecological crisis.
The Green Party will be meeting from June 24-27, 2010, in downtown
Detroit, Michigan. We hope you can make it.
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Here's what to expect in Detroit:
Tens of thousands of activists meeting to discuss solutions,
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Workshops on issue activism, campaign skills, fundraising, and media
access run by Greens in conjunction with the U.S. Social Forum.
Great sights, sounds, and attractions! Detroit is the 11th-largest city
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and secure lodging. Discount hotel rates and dormitory-style
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hundreds of workshops sponsored by the Social Forum on dozens of vital
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[Friends of Peltier] Friends Digest Vol. 4, No. 3 :)
* Can You Spare a Little to Help a Lot? *
We know a number of supporters send funds to Leonard's commissary
account. We hear from Leonard that he appreciates this very much.
But we also hear that Leonard is low on funds for stationary,
stamps, toiletries, art supplies, etc. So if you can, send a little
something to Leonard's account to help a brother along.
Leonard's friends choosing to send funds through the mail must
send those funds to the following address and in accordance with
the directions provided below:
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Leonard Peltier #89637-132
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001
The deposit must be in the form of a money order made out to:
Leonard Peltier #89637-132. The Bureau of Prisons will return funds
that do not have valid inmate information to the sender provided
the envelope has an adequate return address. Personal checks and
cash can NOT be accepted for deposit.
The sender's name and return address must appear on the upper
left hand corner of the envelope to ensure that the funds can be
returned to the sender in the event that they can not be posted to
the inmate's account. The deposit envelope must not contain any
items intended for delivery to the inmate. The Bureau of Prisons
shall dispose of all items included with the funds.
In the event funds have been mailed but have not been received in
the inmate's account and adequate time has passed for mail service
to Des Moines, Iowa, the sender must initiate a tracer with the
entity who sold them the money order to resolve any issues.
* 9th Indigenous Forum *
The Ninth Session of the United Nations Permanent
Forum on Indigenous Issues was held 19-30 April.
Visit the audio and video archive to find our more:
.
* Call to Action on Human Rights *
President Obama is considering issuing an executive order
on human rights. The Executive Order would address the human
rights obligations of the United States and put concrete action
behind President Obama's recognition that human rights begin
at home. Amnesty International USA and the ACLU, along with our
coalition partners in the Human Rights at Home Campaign, have been
pressing the Administration to issue a comprehensive Executive
Order that would integrate the U.S.'s human rights commitments
into all of the agencies of the government. This Executive Order
presents President Obama with an important opportunity to uphold
core American values of equality and justice for all by building a
much-needed human rights infrastructure here at home. Help us urge
the President to issue a strong, comprehensive Executive Order that
will result in meaningful progress on domestic human rights.
The time for action is now: call on President Obama to issue an
Executive Order that holds the U.S. accountable for its human
rights commitments.
* Upcoming Events *
--Oglala Commemoration - 35th Anniversary. The time schedule is
now posted: ; The
concert is lined up: .
--U.S. Social Forum -
Time to set him free... Because it is the RIGHT thing to do.
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Urgent Help Needed for Gulf Disaster :)
I was going to send you a final funding request today for our fight to
stop the Safari Club from killing polar bears. But the crisis in the
Gulf of Mexico has put our entire team on 24/7 alert.
Between 200,000 and 1 million gallons of oil are gushing into the ocean
every day?and may continue to do so for another 90 days. BP's disaster
will soon eclipse the infamous Exxon Valdez as the worst oil spill in
American history.
And that's just the beginning: As the Obama administration was approving
the disastrous BP drilling, it was also lifting the decades-long,
nationwide moratorium on new offshore oil drilling. It plans to push
similarly dangerous oil rigs into Alaska, the eastern Gulf of Mexico,
and the Atlantic Coast from Maryland to Florida.
As Interior Secretary Ken Salazar proudly boasted, it will be the
biggest expansion of offshore oil drilling in 30 years.
We have to take action right away. That's why I'm asking you to make a
special emergency donation now to our new Gulf Disaster Fund.
https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2167/t/5243/shop/custom.jsp?d...
We'll only be asking this week, so please give generously if you can.
Here's what we'll do with your donation:
? Hold the Obama administration's feet to the fire for approving BP's
drilling, building a national outcry to end all new offshore oil
drilling forever.
? Immediately appeal the Obama administration's permit giving Shell
Oil the right to spew tens of thousand of tons of air pollution into the
Arctic with new offshore drilling.
? Argue in court, this Thursday, that the Obama administration's
approval of new offshore oil drilling in the Arctic is illegal and
should be immediately stopped.
? In a few short weeks, file suit against Obama's entire national
plan to open up Alaska, the Atlantic coast, and the eastern Gulf of
Mexico to offshore oil drilling.
We need to raise $30,000 this week to make all this happen. Please make a
special, emergency donation today to our Gulf Disaster Fund.
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Thank you for this generous emergency contribution.
Kierán Suckling
Executive Director
Center for Biological Diversity
P.S. We will be launching an in-depth Web site very soon that will be
updated daily with the latest information on the Gulf oil spill. I'll
send you the link as soon as it goes live. Every dollar you can give now
will really help make sure this disaster doesn't happen again.
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~*****~I am the Indian voice. Listen to me!~*****~ :)
From the desk of Harvey Arden
http://www.haveyouthought.com/
Founder: ~The Wisdomkeepers Collective ~ "Bringing the Elders to the
World & the World to the Elders"
Author: WISDOMKEEPERS: Meetings with Native American Spiritual Elders
DREAMKEEPERS: A Spirit-Journey into Aboriginal Australia
NOBLE RED MAN: Lakota Wisdomkeeper Mathew King
TRAVELS IN A STONE CANOE: The Return to the Wisdomkeepers
~HAVE YOU THOUGHT of LEONARD PELTIER LATELY?~
Editor: PRISON WRITINGS: MY LIFE IS MY SUN DANCE by Leonard Peltier
WHITE BUFFALO TEACHINGS by Chief Arvol Looking Horse
VOICE OF THE HAWK ELDER by Seneca Wisdomkeeper Edna Gordon
Links here may not work. Just go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/harveyarden
and listen free !
Harvey Arden : My Life Is My Sun Dance
Harvey Arden
My Life Is My Sun Dance
This CD has a 20% discount if you buy more than one copy of it today!
© 2005 Harvey Arden
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The Words of Leonard Peltier in a Spoken-Word Performance by Harvey
Arden with haunting original music by Rev. Goat Carson, George Ingmire,
Harry Lenz and Michael Voelker--'New Orleans Light'
TRACKS
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1. Spirit Breath
2. Thunder Speaks
3. My Name
4. Welcome to Leavenworth
5. Sun Dance
6. Let the Great Healing Begin
7. Indian Dead
8. On That Day
9. Ghost Dance
10. Arrest and Trial
11. Political Prisoner
12. Army of One
(Click a song name to hear it in lo-fi MP3. Need help?.)
LINKS
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NOTES
My Life Is My Sun Dance
Prison Writings of LEONARD PELTIER
Silence, they say, is the voice of complicity.
But silence is impossible.
Silence screams.
Silence is a message,
Just as doing nothing is an act.
Let who you are ring out and resonate
in every word and every deed.
Yes, become who you are.
There's no sidestepping your own being
or your own responsibility.
What you do is who you are.
You are your own comeuppance.
You become your own message.
You are the message.
Leonard Peltier
A Bio of Harvey Arden
Over the past few years I have given readings/lectures on the
Dreamkeepers and the Wisdomkeepers at the Library of Congress,
Harvard, Columbia, CalTech, USC, the University of South Dakota
(Vermillion), Briarcliffe College (Sioux City, IA), etc etc etc I've
given readings from Leonard Peltier s PRISON WRITINGS: MY LIFE IS MY SUN
DANCE and Mathew King s book NOBLE RED MAN to audiences in schools,
churches, museums, private homes, coffee shops, public auditoriums and
theaters in New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, New
Orleans, Washington DC, Cape Cod, Western Massachusetts, New Hampshire
etc.and scores of smaller towns. I've also given scores of readings at
Borders and Barnes & Noble (and many, many other) bookstores across
the country; I've been interviewed on NPR (national "Public Interest"
show, twice), also on many many other radio stations. I was for 23 years
a staff writer at National Geographic Magazine. A play of mine on
Leonard
Peltier, already performed at USD, is in the early stages of a
professional production. I also have a play based on NOBL;E RED MAN. My
books have been translated into French, Spanish, German, Italian,
Dutch, Swedish, and Japanese...with Greek and Swedish in the works.
Anyway, I'm willing to put my old body on the line anytime it's needed
for the Cause, but I can often be of more of use here at my
basement-study PC, since I plug into lots of places in the Indian and
international indigenous worlds, though I'm a white guy myself. Lot's of
people know me and, hopefully, trust me. You can check me out ad
nauseum with a Google search on my name. (someone told me a few weeks or
so ago she found 22,000 entries on me with a few simple searches) I
still spend lots of time working for and with Leonard Peltier. I ve
visited Leonard half a dozen times at Leavenworth. Also I have a few
novels, plays, screenplays and other nonfiction books that I'm trying to
give birth to lest they be, alas, stillborn.
Like Mat King used to say, "You're not too bad for a white guy, Harvey.
You're lucky. Tunkashila has a job for you to do and you're going to do
it!"
Regarding why I, a white guy, am so involved in the indigenous world, I
subscribe to the philosophy expressed in this statement by Australian
Aboriginal Elder Lilla Watson:
"If you've come here to help me, you're wasting your time.
But if you've come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then
let us work together."
REVIEWS!
Go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/harveyarden and
listen free !
heartfelt sadness and great inner strength!We have not forgotten
you,Leo!
Reviewer: Itch'cha-wah
this CD brings Leo home to us.we need to force his release!!!!!One voice
can carry far.Let it start with you and me.Aho!
This CD is riveting... I could not move.
Reviewer: barbara
The musicians, Leonard and Harveys spoken words along with the music,
are so powerful I could not move until the CD was over. Heart wrenching.
My heart soars when I listen to it
Reviewer: Doug Draime
When I listen to it my heart is broken and my heart is enraged, and my
heart soars. Every man and woman and child should be exposed to it. It
is outrages what has happened to Leonard and we must all stand up and
say, no more, no more ...
A must have for any ethical person. Tino pai!
Reviewer: Jon Pawson
The words of this CD resonate with anguish and pain, yet a staunch
resolve remains. We hear Leonard's experiences through Harvey's voice, a
powerful performance. This CD should be with every conscientious
supporter of justice in every land on this earth. Ka mau te wehi, e hoa
ma! (Awesome, my friends)
incredible insight from a political warrior, thank you for your
continous teachi
Reviewer: HaidaMaiden
I listened to the CD over and over. The message is so powerful; I send
prayers out to all spiritual warriors that have served unnessary time in
prison.
The Ripples are Reaching Out!
Reviewer: Risha
I sat and listened to this in my room, a few candles flickering in the
darkness and I could FEEL the pain, the loneliness and the emptiness of
Mr Peltier as his powerful words reached into my mind and painted many
disturbing and despairing images, they reached in and touched my heart
and I felt so sad, yet I could also feel such strength and dignity. That
amazed me. I don't think there are many people who would be able to
stay as strong and not lose their dignity under such a disgusting and
disgaceful injustice forced upon them! I am here in England and like a
pebble dropped in the water the ripples are reaching out to other lands
and other people who also fight in their own way for Mr Peltier... and
the injustices of the American Indian Peoples.
heart rending
Reviewer: Peg Shriner
Having read the book and other writings about Mr. Peltier including "In
The Spirit Of Crazy Horse" by Peter Mathiasson. Harvey brings Mr.
Peltiers feeings to light in a vocal way, to where we can not only read
the words but FEEL the heart of this great man. I honor him and will
continue to fight for his freedom in anyway that I can. He will not be
forgotten by this simple woman. Walk in TRUTH, HONOR and BEAUTY with
PEACE LOVE and LIGHT always
It held my heart from beginning to end thought of all the incarcerated
bros and
Reviewer: Shelly
I think the CD is a wake up call to our spirits and our humanity. Harvey
reading Leonard's words spoke to me those inside prison are our
brothers,sisters our family. It's not ok to forget infact its our
responsibility to remember them. This CD will keep me mindful of that
and I will carry Brother Leonards words everyday for the rest of my
life. shelly
This is an important CD
Reviewer: Come Again Moon
How can we rate this CD, it is like trying to rate the experience of the
heart beat of GrandMother Earth. This album is important. I agree with
the good people, here. Leonard invites you into his cell, with the care
and grace of a loving, holy spirit and Harvey Arden's riviting,
narration carries us through the journey of Leonard's Sun Dance as we
are all, accompanied to new levels of understanding, by Rev. Goat and
the New Orleans Light. Ording more than one copy of this CD, really is, a
good idea and Little Eagle, Thank you for the excellent suggestion. One
of my copies will be given to my Congressperson. Mitakye Oyasin Moon
This CD rocks!
Reviewer: carol j.
It made me feel as though I were sitting in the cell with Leonard and
listening to his every word. The whole cd bears witness to what needs to
be done! FREE LEONARD PELTIER!
i feel the pain
Reviewer: Ivy
hey i get this site sent to my inbox, would love to hear mre about
leonard peltier, as a ntive i love to hear about my people...take care
leonard iam behind you all the way..((((HUGS))))
Very Impressive Work
Reviewer: Little Eagle - Earth Citizenhsip Network
Very impressive work. It will take the listener to a place where most of
us will never be but all of us are all familiar with. The place is
Leavenworth, Kansas the residence of a Native American and Earth Citizen
political prisoner by the name of Leonard Peltier. The spoken words you
will hear is from Leonard's personal story and it will ring to your
heart, go ahead and buy it. In fact, buy one for a friend and send
another to a politician. Free Leonard Peltier!
Sure I felt compassion, I felt anger again for the FBI
Reviewer: Llye K'ang
Sure, I felt compassion but at the same time, I felt anger again for the
FBI, there arrogance and unbelievable ignorant ways. "If I can get away
with it-why not", kind of attitude. You know what I mean...
Being There
Reviewer: barbara
I can feel myself in that cell with Leonard listening to this CD....
Demand Freedom for Leonard NOW!
Reviewer: John at CD Baby
The powerful words of Leonard Peltier are not to be ignored. This one
man has done more to promote Human Rights while unjustly held within
prison walls than most of us can ever hope to do outside of them. This
CD is a compelling reading of Leonards own words, read by the man
(Harvey Arden) who helped him get those words out to the world. A must
have for anyone who cares for the future of the generations yet to come
and the realities of a man currently being denied freedom due to a gross
miscarriage of justice.
Go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/harveyarden and listen free!
cid:845575301@10022009-0BFB
An Eagle's Cry
Listen to me!
Listen!
I am the Indian voice.
Hear me crying out of the wind,
Hear me crying out of the silence.
I am the Indian voice.
Listen to me!
I speak for our ancestors.
They cry out to you from the unstill grave.
I speak for the children yet unborn.
They cry out to you from the unspoken silence.
I am the Indian voice.
Listen to me !
I am a chorus of millions.
Hear us !
Our eagle's cry will not be stilled !
We are your own conscience calling to you.
We are you yourself
crying unheard within you.
Let my unheard voice be heard.
Let me speak in my heart and the words be heard
whispering on the wind to millions,
to all who care,
to all with ears to hear
and hearts to beat as one
with mine.
Put your ear to the earth,
and hear my heart beating there.
Put your ear to the wind
and hear me speaking there.
We are the voice of the earth,
of the future,
of the Mystery.
Hear us!
--from Leonard Peltier's PRISON WRITINGS: MY LIFE IS MY SUN DANCE
http://www.amazon.com/Prison-Writings-Life-Sun-Dance/dp/0312263805/...
~ Please FWD this message to your personal list. Thanks, /Harvey ~
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Native American Legislative Update: April 26, 2010
IN THIS ISSUE:
+ Senate Hosts Hearing on Draft Indian Energy Bill
+ Tribal Law and Order Act Faith Sign-on Letter
+ New Zealand Approves UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights
+ "Fighting Sioux" Name Retired, At Last
SENATE HOSTS HEARING ON DRAFT INDIAN ENERGY BILL
Tribal lands are often rich in natural resources, including wind, solar,
and other renewable resources. However, the complicated tangle of
regulations and requirements often makes it prohibitively difficult,
time-consuming, and expensive for tribes to develop these energy
resources either through their own means or by leasing rights to an
external company.
Last month, Senator Byron Dorgan (ND), Chair of the Senate Committee on
Indian Affairs, introduced draft legislation that would take steps to
overcome many of the obstacles tribes and tribal companies face in the
energy development process. Not only do tribes face complicated
jurisdictional issues, with multiple federal agencies requiring similar
procedures for the same permit or lease approval, they also lack access
to the transmission grid as well as viable financing incentives. At the
same time, there is great renewable energy potential on tribal land:
tribal land, which comprises less than 5% of the United States'
landmass, has the potential to provide 4-5 times the total U.S. energy
consumption of 2004 - using only its solar resources! See this report
from the National Wildlife Federation for more information:
http://action.fcnl.org/r/131772/46386/0
We applaud Senator Dorgan's initiative on this issue.
Just last week, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosted its first
hearing on this draft bill, now being called the "Indian Energy
Promotion and Parity Act of 2010." We are pleased to see this step
forward. At the same time we have some concerns about the bill's
emphasis on fossil fuel development, and we hope that the final
legislation will include strong support for development of renewable
resources.
Go here to read the full draft bill:
http://action.fcnl.org/r/131773/46386/0
TRIBAL LAW AND ORDER FAITH SIGN-ON LETTER
Because we expect the Tribal Law and Order Act (S. 797/H.R. 1924) to
come up in the House soon, we are distributing a faith-based
organization sign-on letter we originally circulated last summer. We
have garnered new support and reinvigorated the support of organizations
who had signed on previously. FCNL will distribute this letter with the
support of more than a dozen faith-based organizations and churches,
from the Islamic Society of North America to the Unitarian Universalist
Association of Congregations. We have already had one very positive
meeting with congressional staff on the issues raised in this letter,
and we anticipate more to come. See the letter here:
http://action.fcnl.org/r/131774/46386/0
NEW ZEALAND APPROVES UN DACLARATION ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was
adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2007. It establishes a framework
of minimum standards for the survival, health, safety, dignity, and
basic rights of the indigenous peoples of the world. At the time it was
adopted, 144 states voted in favor, 11 abstained (including Azerbaijan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Russian
Federation, Samoa, and Ukraine), and only 4 (Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, and the United States) voted against.
Of the nations that abstained or voted against this declaration,
Australia, Colombia and Samoa have already reversed their positions and
indicated their support of the Declaration. In a happy development, on
April 19th New Zealand also came out in favor of the Declaration,
formally reversing its opposition. The Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, like all UN declarations, is non-binding. Despite
this, Canada and the United States have not yet changed their positions
on the declaration. However, the day after New Zealand's announcement,
Ambassador Susan Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN,
announced that the United States will be reviewing its position on the
Declaration. In her remarks she said:
"Consistent with President Obama's call for a new era of U.S. engagement
with the world, the United States applauds the Permanent Forum's
efforts to raise awareness of issues affecting the world's indigenous
peoples and to generate ideas for substantially improving their
livelihoods and communities.
"Thus today, I am pleased to announce that the United States has decided
to review our position regarding the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples. We recognize that, for many around the world, this
Declaration provides a framework for addressing indigenous issues.
During President Obama's first year in office, tribal leaders encouraged
the United States to reexamine its position on the Declaration-an
important recommendation that directly complements our commitment to
work together with the international community on the many challenges
that indigenous peoples face. We will be conducting a formal review of
the Declaration and the U.S. position on it."
See Ambassador rice's full remarks here:
http://action.fcnl.org/r/131775/46386/0
"FIGHTING SIOUX" NAME RETIRED, AT LAST
After a four-year legal struggle, the University of North Dakota will
retire the sports team nickname "Fighting Sioux," according to a report
in Indian Country Today: "The ruling supported a Board of Higher
Education decision nearly a year ago to retire the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, which has adorned the
school's uniforms for about 80 years. The move is expected to open the
door for admission into the Summit League, which said it wouldn't
consider UND for membership unless the nickname issue was resolved." A
new nickname has not yet been chosen. Read the full report here:
http://action.fcnl.org/r/131776/46386/0
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Stop Police Brutality Against Samburu People
We are encouraged that there samburu stabbinghave been no more
full-scale police attacks on Samburu villages since Cultural Survival's
research delegation gathered evidence of the attacks in January. After
receiving Cultural Survival's report of human rights abuses by Kenyan
police forces against the Samburu people, Kenya's Minister of Internal
Security ordered police forces to refrain from using force and to
conduct the disarmament operation in northern Kenya peacefully. Peace
was shattered, however, at mid-day on March 24, however, when a car-full
of Administrative Police picked up two Samburu morans (young men) who
were herding sheep near their village, Kirish. Policemen stabbed both
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Canada's First Nations Take Legal Stand on Oil Sands
The Supreme Court of Canada has taken a positive step for First Nations
in a case that may have major legal implications for the development of
oil sands, pipelines, and other projects in the province of Alberta. The
court granted intervenor status to Duncan's First Nation and Horse Lake
First Nation. This standing enables the two nations to pursue their
case before the court, otherwise, they would not be allowed to appeal
at all. The First Nations turned to the Court because of their
increasing frustration over the government's refusal to act on earlier
court decisions that direct governments to deal with Indigenous rights.
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Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights and US Foreign Policy in Latin America
Hearings in Washington, DC
Cultural Survival is organizing hearings before the Tom Lantos Human
Rights Caucus of the US House of Representatives on Indigenous Peoples'
human rights
and U.S. foreign policy in Latin America on April 29th, 2010 in
Washington, DC.
Cultural Survival is chartering a bus on April 29th to enable Indigenous
delegates from Latin America at the UN Permanent Forum in New York to
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Washington to attend the hearing and give testimony on Latin America.
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returning to New York the same day in the evening. The bus trip is free.
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agnes@cs.org. Bus is limited to 45 Indigenous participants.
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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The ninth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will be
held April 19-30 at the UN headquarters in New York. This year's
special theme is development with culture and identity. Cultural
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Thursday, April 22 1:15-2:45 PM
Persuading the US, New Zealand and Canada to adopt the Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
1 UN Plaza
Conference Room DC2, 12th floor
New York, New York
Participants will consider how to persuade the US, New Zealand, and
Canada to endorse the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
this year.
Friday, April 23 1:15-2:45 PM
Mapping Community-Based Protected Areas: a model for sustainable
development and cultural and environmental protection
UNICEF Conference Room
1 UN Plaza
New York, New York
This event examines how taking a community-based approach to setting up
protected areas can promote sustainable development. Such an approach
integrates indigenous knowledge with solid science. By respecting
traditional livelihoods, tenure, culture, and access to resources it
also conserves ecosystems and biodiversity.
Cosponsors: CORALINA and the Heller School for Social Policy and
Management, Brandeis University
Guatemala Radio Project Update
Beginning next week, Cultural Survival staff members Alberto Recinos,
Mark Camp and others will represent Guatemala's 180 community radio
stations in congressional hearings to set legislative priorities for the
Guatemalan Congress. The Community Radio Bill has been selected as one
of only 12 issues that will be discussed in the hearings. The Bill was
introduced on August 3, 2009 and received a positive recommendation from
a Congressional Committee on January 14 of this year. Passage of this
bill would bring to fruition years of efforts to guarantee the future of
the nonprofit community radio stations that serve more than one million
listeners. Read more about the project.
Boston International Film Festival Features Film on Native Languages
loaCS partners and advisors from the Wôpanâak (Wampanoag) Language
Reclamation Project are featured in The Language of America: An Indian
Story, next week at the Boston International Film Festival, Tuesday,
April 20th, 5:30 PM, AMC/LOEWS Boston Common, 175 Tremont St., Boston,
$10.00, (79 min).
Language advocates and leadership from the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine
and the Narragansett Nation of Rhode Island also share their struggles
for cultural survival in New England, and discuss their community-based
work to maintain and revitalize their languages among younger
generations. Produced by Cultural Survival's new endangered languages
partner, Watching Place Productions, the film follows three Native
families into "a time when words had meanings so big they could not be
translated into English. As the tribes unravel the secret of the
survival of their 9,000- year-old culture, they confront the power of a
lie that Americans have yet to question."
View a one minute trailer at
http://www.languageofamerica.com
First Woman Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller Dies
Wilma Mankiller, 64, former chief of the Cherokee Nation, passed away on
April 6th at her home near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, after losing her battle
with pancreatic cancer. Mankiller was chief from 1985 to 1995. During
her tenure, the Cherokee Nation's membership tripled to become the
second largest tribe in the United States. Her devotion to improving
health, education, housing, utilities management, and tribal government
for her people and other Indigenous Peoples all over the world will not
be forgotten. Mankiller held 14 honorary doctorate degrees, including
one from Yale. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
in 1993 and former president Bill Clinton presented her with the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.
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Giant dam in Ethiopia, Indian government slams Vedanta, and more;
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Giant dam to devastate 200,000 people NEWS
Survival has launched a petition calling for a halt to a massive dam
being built on Ethiopia’s Omo River. The dam will end the Omo’s natural
flood, which deposits fertile silt on the river banks, where the tribes
cultivate crops when the waters recede.
Read more and sign the petition »
Last chance: tickets for star-studded London event EVENT
Last chance: tickets for star-studded London event
A few tickets are still available for ‘WE ARE ONE – a celebration of
tribal peoples,’ this Sunday at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End.
Stars including Colin Firth, Kevin Spacey, Julie Christie and Mark
Rylance will perform tribal prose and poetry in this unique fundraising
event in aid of Survival.
More info and book tickets »
Indian government report slams Vedanta SUCCESS
Indian government report slams Vedanta
A team of experts from the Indian government has released a damning
report on the activities of mining company Vedanta Resources. The report
concludes that the company’s proposed bauxite mine ‘may lead to the
destruction of the Dongria Kondh tribe.’
Read more and write a letter for the Dongria Kondh »
Yanomami TRIBES
Yanomami
One of the world’s best-known tribal peoples, the Yanomami live in
large, circular, communal houses called yanos in the dense rainforests
of Brazil and Venezuela. The Yanomami held protests this month against a
recent invasion of goldminers, and are asking for your help to force
the authorities to evict the illegal miners.
More about the Yanomami »
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