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O'siyo Brothers and Sister!
A Kiowa elder remarked to me that if we kept
hearing the words "homeland" and "security" used together he was afraid
it wouldn't be long before we had neither.
A look at the increased militarization of U. S. borders north and south
demonstrates violations of Sacred places on or near those borders, and
infringement of human and civil rights to the indigenous citizens
residing there. Whether Quecha, Tohono O'odham, Blackfoot/Blackfeet or
Mohawk, guaranteed rights are being violated as a matter of course, all
in the name of "homeland security".
Further, homes are being invaded and searches conducted by agents with
little or no pretext, leaving home repair to the hapless resident. Since
very limited income is often a factor, those repairs are often
piecemeal, at best.
Make no mistake, there is also the NAFTA factor. NAFTA is the underlying
reason for harassment and murder of Maya who refuse to give up their
centuries-old communal living.
International law guarantees the right for indigenous to maintain their
cultural and religious ceremonies across the borders, but those rights
are largely ignored by government policymakers and enforcement agencies.
When the NASCO Super-Corridor from the southern tip of Mexico to Canada
as a key part of the transformation United States of America into the
North American Union is even partially completed along the Texas portion
of I-35, don't look for these violations to become less.
The Mohawk and other Six Nation tribes are fighting to maintain their
lands against predatory development. It is imperative we each do what we
can to support our brothers and sisters in this stand. You can rest
assured if the Ontario Provincial Police come out of this with the blood
of conquest on their lips it will only embolden other hostile
interventions.
Ask your grandparents what they learned from the "divide and conquer"
and "one nation - one conquest" schemes of the invaders.
Dohiyi Ani Oginalii
Gary Smith (*,*)
wotanging@bellsouth.net
P. O. Box 672168 (`-') gars@nanews.org
Marietta, GA 30006, U.S.A. ===w=w===
http://www.nanews.org
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CONTENTS LIST OF ARTICLES IN
VOLUME 14, ISSUE 037
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WOTANGING IKCHE-Native American News
The Theft of Native Lands in Ketchikan
- The Aboriginal Occupiers of the Soil
- A Brief History of the U.S.-Indian Relationship
- McCain won't budge from $8B Cobell settlement
- Campbell warns of consequences on Rights of Way
- Lawsuit draws in Shakopee, Prairie Island
- Cherokee told new Constitution lacks U.S. approval
- BIA asserts stance on Cherokee Constitution
- Judge defers Oneida decision
- Interior dumps N-waste plan
- Bill Would Aid Cemeteries for Indian Veterans
- Device helps track missing Children
- EPA presents excellence award to Chippewa Cree
- UNC to establish Native American Research Center
- ICT EDITORIAL: The need for Native formulations
- SHORTMAN: Breaking the culture of Silence
- JODI RAVE: Correcting the story of Sacagawea
- GIAGO: Lawsuit challenges Church on abuse
- HARJO: Recess is over, but the games continue
- YELLOW BIRD: Work just begins to stem Suicides
- JODI RAVE: Need exists for Native Marrow Donors
- Peguis Treaty Land entitlement process flawed
- Feds agree on Fishing Rights with BC First Nation
- Sit-in staged in protest over Chief's actions
- Another Grenade Attack against Por Esto
- Profound Political crisis shaping Mexico
- Blackfeet ruling clears way for Housing Lawsuits
- Quechan Woman a judicial voice for Tribe
- Pueblo Artists sue over removal from Committee
- Clint John Family plans to sue City
- Native Prisoner -- Clement Brown at San Quention
- Rustywire: Shaa AlChin e'
- Del "Abe" Jones Poem: Running Wolf
- Verse: Hawaiian Book of Days
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