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WOTANGING IKCHE- NATIVE AMERICAN NEWS VOLUME 15, ISSUE 005 Distributed by Gary Night Owl EDITORIAL CONTENTS LIST ELDER QUOTE OF THE WEEK

EDITORIAL By: Gary Smith

O'siyo Brothers and Sister!  I just do not get it ... what is it about simple respect that some members of other ethnic groups simply cannot or will not understand? Many newspapers now have a comment or blog area following a story in their online editions for readers to record their responses. The supporters of Chief Illiniwek at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are not the only ones blind to the fact that using Native American mascots is denigrating, disrespectful and just plain racist. Following the announcement by Indian activists in Tennessee denouncing the use of Native mascots throughout the state's secondary schools and subsequent endorsement by the Methodist church, comments in many online newspapers were littered with many hate-filled and racists remarks. In the spirit of keeping this newsletter full of truth I hasten to add there were some comments that reflected thoughtful understanding. I can also assure you they were in the minority. I am 63 years old, soon I will be 64, and lived through the marches for racial equality by blacks. Today, you will not find Jim Crow statues in lawns nor "Whites Only" signs on restrooms. I pray it doesn't take similar confrontations to get rid of ethnic reminders that Native Peoples are little more than whooping renegades on cinema screens and the mascot across the gridiron from a bulldog, hornet or duck. We are real people with real needs Mr. and Mrs. USA, and one of those needs is for Chief Wahoo posters to come down and stupid Hollywood war chants to come to a halt throughout the land. 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 15, ISSUE 004 FOR ARTICLES GOT TO WOTANGING IKCHE-Native American News Editorial Section: . Native American Mascots - Indigenous Among The Hemisphere's Poorest - Indian Plaintiffs Lose Trust Fund Ruling - Settlement Concepts Offer Remains Viable, Part 3 - Ncai's Garcia Delivers State Of Indian Nations - Garcia's 'Call To Action' Answered - Bear Butte Liquor License Dispute Headed To Court - Tennessee Activists Want Ban On Indian Mascots - Methodist Group Calls For End To Na Mascots - Wampanoag Tribe Supends Its Hatchery Operations - Public Help Keeps Children's Home From Closing - American Indian Center Plans Approved - Dole Resurrects Lumbee Bill - Gale Norton Told: Reverse Recognition Or Be Fired - Navajo Marine Given Conscientious-Objector Status - Indian Educator Looks To Continue Helping - Bills Seek To Check Tribal Casino Expansion - New Salish Blanket Woven, Celebrated - Relocation Of Alaska Native Villages - Yellow Bird: Tolerance Should Be Accepted - Harjo: Order In House Needed For Indian Affairs - Threatened Amazon Tribes Fight Against The Odds - Collectives Agree To Organize No Border Camp - Afn Protests Federal Challenge Of School Decision - Future Of Dehcho Land Plan Lies In Limbo - Metis Hunting Rights - Passport Requirement 'Irritates' Mohawks - Crown Keeps Faltering On 6 Nations Claims - Ottawa, Six Nations Outline Positions - Land Claim Would Fail In Court: Report - Demands For Mp's Resignation Fuel Debate - Bc Treaty Monster Grows 3 Heads - Chiefs End Talks With Ottawa - Appeal Means Residential School Deal On Hold - Update From Grand River, January 27, 2007 - Bid To End First Nations Poverty - First Nations Court Action Over Landfill - Riot Police On Standby In Caledonia - Native Justice -- Native Juvenile Arrests In South Dakota                               -- Native Prisoners Seeking Pen Pals - Rustywire: Born In The Snow - Verse: Hawaiian Book Of Days - Lee Goins Poem: A Good Way To Wake Up - Upcoming Events

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Along the U.S.-Mexico border, the body count continues to pile up daily. Meanwhile, the Minutemen patrol the U.S.-Mexico border and shameless politicians find it easy to denounce illegal immigration as the cause of all the nation's problems - including linking it with "the war on terror." Amidst all the clatter, the only views not being heard are the ones that matter most. Thus here, we bring you a truly historic column, featuring the views of those that have come before us to these lands: American Indians: "The movement to try to force the Mexican people to learn the English language and the culture and traditions of America to stay in this country may not be totally successful. I can tell you from firsthand experience that when the federal government tried to strip me of my language and traditions, it did only a partial job, because of my resistance to being subdued. Today I am glad I have retained my culture, traditions and the Keres language, for that is where my heart and soul belong...." -- Katherine Augustine - Laguna Pueblo, retired nurse, excerpts from Albuquerque Tribune

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