From niqbal@isi.com Wed Feb 4 16:23:45 1998 Received: from karma.isi.com (karma.isi.com [192.73.222.42]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4/CNS-4.1p-nh) with ESMTP id QAA06171 for ; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 16:23:39 -0700 (MST) Received: from chief.isi.com (chief-e1.isi.com [192.216.226.10]) by karma.isi.com (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id PAA26822 for ; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 15:23:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from gneiss.universe (gneiss.isi.com [192.103.54.250]) by chief.isi.com (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA17302 for ; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 15:23:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from isi.com by gneiss.universe (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA01569; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 15:24:12 -0800 Sender: niqbal@isi.com Message-ID: <34D8F89C.7CE74FC@isi.com> Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 15:24:12 -0800 From: Nasir Iqbal X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (X11; I; SunOS 5.5.1 sun4m) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: revs@csf.colorado.edu Subject: URGENT:IRAQ-Action Alert Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------D4D4333E5298BA7619CAA1A5" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------D4D4333E5298BA7619CAA1A5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------D4D4333E5298BA7619CAA1A5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="actalert.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="actalert.txt" ACTION ALERT: NO TO NEW BOMBING ON IRAQI PEOPLE In the tangled web of the UN inspections in Iraq, a new human tragedy seems to be evolving. US has threatened Iraq with another military action, with possible use of nuclear warheads. Innocent Iraqi civilians, women and children, are caught in a death-trap for no fault of theirs. They have yet to recover from the destruction wrought by 88,000 tons of bombs 7 years ago; and they continue to suffer from a cruel economic blockade imposed by the UN. Ironically, agencies (UNICEF, WHO) of this "august" international organization report some gory details of human suffering in Iraq: over a million Iraqis, including some 750,000 children under the age of 5, killed; 5,000 children dying every month; and majority of the country's population living in semi-starvation. What does our government really hope to accomplish by another round of military strikes? Annihilation of Iraqi people or simple elimination of Saddam Hussain? How can anyone, in good conscience, justify an action that dooms an entire nation? There must be a better way of tackling Saddam Hussain. The drum beats of war must stop and sanity must prevail. We do not want to become modern-day Mongols. Stand up for peace and justice. NOW!!. Millions of lives are at stake! WHAT YOU CAN DO - Write/call/email/fax to President Clinton, your congresman and senators (see sample letter on the back) See the sample letter below - Join our signature campaign (sign the petition on the back, clip it and mail/fax it to us) A sample letter is attached below. - Write to the press - Inform your friends and community. - More importantly, Pray!! * American Muslims For Global Peace And Justice (Global Peace, for short) is a broad-based coaliton of Muslim organizations in North America. We are working closely with other US peace groups. We welcome your comments. We can be reached at 800 San Antonio Road, Suite 1, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Phone: (650) 856-2912, Fax: (650) 856-0444. Sample letters and pointers to WEB resources are attached below. WEB resources ------------- http://leb.net/iac/speak.html http://www.iacenter.org/iraqalrt.htm http://leb.net/iac/petition.html http://leb.net/iac/address.html ====================== SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN ================================= ****** Please use the following form for signature campaign. Please print it out, make copies and get signatures. After getting the signatures, please send (mail/fax) the forms to 800 San Antonio Road, Suite 1, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Phone: (650) 856-2912, Fax: (650) 856-0444. Please do NOT email back the signed letters. POst them by snail mail Please send the signed forms ASAP. Time is running out and we need to act fast. Ideally, we would like to have the signed forms back by 2/15/98 If you have any questions call the above number or email at the address below: niqbal@iname.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITION NOT TO BOMB IRAQ AGAIN Yes, I stand up for peace and justice. Military action against Iraq has killed innocent Iraqi civilians before and it will kill many again. I strongly oppose it. Name ____________________ Address ______________________________________________________________ ph ______________ fax_____________ email________________________ Signature: Date: ==================== LETTERS TO CONGRESSMEN ================================ *****[Sample letter: please make a copy on a seperate sheet and mail or fax to your President/Congressman/Senator] Dear President Clinton / Congressman - / Senator - : I am writing to express my strong opposition to any new bombing of Iraq. Innocent Iraqi civilians have suffered immensely in the Gulf war and its aftermath for no fault of theirs. Many UN agencies like UNICEF and WHO have reported grim statistics of the Iraqi suffering. Any further military action is bound to compound the misery. Also, it would hurt our country's interests and would be a moral setback for our nation. Please think of better ways to tackle Saddam Hussain and avoid any measures that further penalize hapless Iraqi civilians. I urge you to be on the side of peace and justice. Sincerely, Name ____________________ Address ______________________________________________________________ ph ______________ fax_____________ email________________________ Signature: Date: --------------D4D4333E5298BA7619CAA1A5-- From rezman@infomagic.com Fri Feb 6 11:48:51 1998 Received: from boris.infomagic.com (Boris.InfoMagic.COM [165.113.211.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4/CNS-4.1p-nh) with ESMTP id LAA00691 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 11:48:38 -0700 (MST) Received: from george-s-system (MAX1-Port42.Downtown.InfoMagic.NET [165.113.197.62]) by boris.infomagic.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA28403; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 11:51:36 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <34DB5A89.996@infomagic.com> Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 11:46:33 -0700 From: Navajo Nation News Reply-To: rezman@infomagic.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: revs@csf.colorado.edu, Aisesnet_General@server.umt.edu, Aisesnet_Discussion@server.umt.edu, usdinvnohii@mail.serve.com, ind-net@listproc.wsu.edu, indians-l@mtu.edu, nativeweb@thecity.sfsu.edu, native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us, sovernet-l@speakeasy.org, triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu, turtle-island-l@asgard.law.und.nodak.edu, aic-l@mail.unm.edu, redorman@theofficenet.com, revs@csf.colorado.edu CC: ien@igc.apc.org, sneej@igc.apc.org, jesszed@laplaza.org, mschwarz@u.washington.edu, dancer@rof.net, mdugan@igc.apc.org, meindl@bildung.swf.de, meverso2@aol.com, moso@sfsu.edu, kiyaani@frontier.net, BearLeft@aol.com, gars@nanews.org, evener@asu.edu Subject: Judge Dismisses Suit On Hopi-Navajo Pact Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------5D7326A3E84" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5D7326A3E84 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The story is submitted here by the Navajo Nation: http://www.sltrib.com/020698/utah/21304.htm Judge Dismisses Suit On Hopi-Navajo Pact THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a settlement of a century-old land dispute between the Navajo and Hopi tribes. U.S. District Judge Earl Carroll ruled Jan. 26 that he did not have jurisdiction to rule whether the accommodation agreement was illegal because the case involved two sovereign tribes and was ratified by Congress. Eight Navajos living on a disputed area of the Hopi reservation filed a suit last October challenging the settlement, which was signed into federal law by President Clinton in 1996 and allowed Navajos in the disputed area to sign 75-year leases with the Hopi tribe. The suit claimed the settlement was unfair because it didn't provide for infrastructure improvements and limited Navajos living on the Hopi land ``to only subsistence activities.'' If the case isn't appealed, Hopi officials said the tribe can ratify the leases with the 316 Navajo families who last year agreed to live under Hopi jurisdiction rather than be relocated. For the 28 families who refuse to sign leases and refuse to move, Hopi officials said the deadline for to be off Hopi-partitioned land is Feb. 1, 2000. --------------5D7326A3E84 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="21304.htm" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="21304.htm" [Image] [Image] [Image] Friday, February 6, 1998 [Image] [Image] Judge Dismisses Suit On Hopi-Navajo Pact THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a settlement of a century-old land dispute between the Navajo and Hopi tribes. U.S. District Judge Earl Carroll ruled Jan. 26 that he did not have jurisdiction to rule whether the accommodation agreement was illegal because the case involved two sovereign tribes and was ratified by Congress. Eight Navajos living on a disputed area of the Hopi reservation filed a suit last October challenging the settlement, which was signed into federal law by President Clinton in 1996 and allowed Navajos in the disputed area to sign 75-year leases with the Hopi tribe. The suit claimed the settlement was unfair because it didn't provide for infrastructure improvements and limited Navajos living on the Hopi land ``to only subsistence activities.'' If the case isn't appealed, Hopi officials said the tribe can ratify the leases with the 316 Navajo families who last year agreed to live under Hopi jurisdiction rather than be relocated. For the 28 families who refuse to sign leases and refuse to move, Hopi officials said the deadline for to be off Hopi-partitioned land is Feb. 1, 2000. 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No material may be reproduced or reused without explicit permission from The Salt Lake Tribune. -------------------------------------------------- Contact The Salt Lake Tribune or Utah OnLine by clicking here. --------------5D7326A3E84-- From rezman@infomagic.com Tue Feb 10 09:33:54 1998 Received: from boris.infomagic.com (Boris.InfoMagic.COM [165.113.211.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4/CNS-4.1p-nh) with ESMTP id JAA12489 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 09:33:43 -0700 (MST) Received: from george-s-system (MAX1-Port15.Downtown.InfoMagic.NET [165.113.197.35]) by boris.infomagic.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA14368; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 09:36:47 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <34E080F8.350@infomagic.com> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 09:31:52 -0700 From: George Joe Reply-To: rezman@infomagic.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: revs@csf.colorado.edu, Aisesnet_General@server.umt.edu, Aisesnet_Discussion@server.umt.edu, usdinvnohii@mail.serve.com, ind-net@listproc.wsu.edu, indians-l@mtu.edu, nativeweb@thecity.sfsu.edu, native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us, sovernet-l@speakeasy.org, triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu, turtle-island-l@asgard.law.und.nodak.edu, Dailysun@azaccess.com CC: redorman@theofficenet.com, jesszed@laplaza.org, Klhipp@aol.com, gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us, gars@nanews.org, gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us, dehouse@nnm.cc.nm.us, 76252.1172@compuserve.com, trader@cia-g.com Subject: [Fwd: Navajo-Hopi "Land Dispute" Update: Feb. 9, 1998 Part II] Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from pop.goodnet.com (pop.goodnet.com [207.98.129.100]) by boris.infomagic.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA08502; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 15:33:08 -0700 (MST) Received: from flag-ns1-14.goodnet.com (flag-ns1-14.goodnet.com [207.98.185.111]) by pop.goodnet.com (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id PAA03811; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 15:07:14 -0700 (MST) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 15:07:14 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199802092207.PAA03811@pop.goodnet.com> X-Sender: dh88691@pop.goodnet.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=====================_880910557==_" To: hdanny@unm.edu From: dh88691@goodnet.com (THURSDAY/Jon Norstog) Subject: Navajo-Hopi "Land Dispute" Update: Feb. 9, 1998 Part II X-Attachments: C:\IGR-1.WPD; --=====================_880910557==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Part II consists of a resolution the Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council supporting the Dine' families and affirming that human rights violations by the US government have taken place. --=====================_880910557==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="IGR-1.WPD" PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL Supporting the Navajo Families Subject to U.S. Public Laws 93-531 and 104-301, Affirming that these Public Laws and the Agencies Implementing them Fundamentally and Specifically Violate the Human Rights of Said Navajo Families, and Respectfully Requesting that the United Nations Commission for Human Rights Monitor Conditions under which Said Navajo Families must Live for the 75-year Duration of the "Accommodation" Imposed by U.S. Public Law 104-301 Whereas: 1. Pursuant to 2 N.T.C. Sec. 821 et. seq., the Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council is empowered to coordinate and develop Navajo Nation positions which are presented in testimony to Congress and others, including the United Nations; and 2. For many years now, the Dine' (Navajo) families living on the so-called Hopi-partitioned Lands have submitted testimony to the United Nations Sub-commission for the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities and to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. In their testimony these Dine' have informed the international community of U.S. Public Law 93-531 and the ongoing compulsory "relocation" of Dine from their aboriginal lands, and one of the particular violations of their human rights, especially their right to practice their religion and way of life which the United States and its agent, the Hopi Tribal government, have committed in the process of compelling the Dine' to leave their land; and 3. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, based in Geneva, Switzerland, after hearing the testimony of Dine' (Navajo) families, has dispatched a Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance to investigate possible violations of the human right to freedom of religious expression of various indigenous peoples in the United States, including those Dine' (Navajo) who are subject to Public Laws 93-531 and 104-301; and 4. The Dine' (Navajo) families living on the so-called Hopi-partitioned Lands have requested (Exhibit "A",attached) the support and assistance of this Committee in assisting the Special Rapporteur, and in presenting their case to the United Nations; and 5. This Committee has been made aware of the United States' position (Exhibit "B", attached): * That the "Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute" is a dispute between two sovereign Indian Nations, in which the United States has no involvement; * That the United States cannot "interfere" in "internal tribal matters;" * Additionally, in the past the United States has incorrectly and inaccurately informed the United nations Subcommission for the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities that the "relocation" of the Dine' (Navajo) subject to Public Law 93-531 is a voluntary program and that no force or coercion is involved. 6. In fact, there was no "Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute". Instead there were well-marked boundaries agreed upon by traditional leaders of the Hopi and Dine', with sureties given for compliance and penalties for violations; and 7. It was the United States that interfered between two sovereign Indian Nations by imposed its own artificial boundaries in 1882, and then attempted to segregate Hopi and Dine' people behind these boundaries. Thousands of Dine' families have been forcibly removed from their homes since that time. After the political and business leaders of the American southwest decided that the energy resources of Black Mesa were needed for regional economic development, the United States enacted Public Law 93-531 and began the latest phase of the removal of the Dine' behind this artificial boundary. The United States and its agent, the Hopi Tribal government, have taken away almost all of the Dine' families' livestock and cornfields, starving many families into "voluntarily" relocating. Those who resist this coercion are continually harassed by police and "social workers." In addition, both Public Law 93-531 and Public Law 104-301 provide for the forcible eviction of Dine' families. This eviction is scheduled to begin no later than the year 2001; and 8. At this time the Dine' families living on the so-called Hopi-partitioned Lands include three groups: * Several hundred families, under threat of forcible eviction, have signed an "Accommodation Agreement" with the Hopi Tribal government which allows them to stay on as tenants on a small portion of their own homeland, but which requires them to apply for permits to practice their religion and which does not allow some traditional religious practices. There is no oversight or avenue of appeal beyond the Hopi Tribal government for those subject to this "Accommodation." This agreement expires at the end of 75 years with no guarantee that the Dine' families will not then be forcibly removed. * Over a hundred other families have refused to sign "Accommodation Agreements" with the Hopi Tribal government because of violations of their right to practice their religion and way of life. These families are subject to forcible removal by the year 2001. * An undetermined number of families were omitted from eligibility lists compiled by the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and the United States. These families and individuals are subject to immediate forcible removal; and 9. The history of the Dine' communities of the so-called Hopi Partitioned Lands confirms that they are indigenous inhabitants of that land placed there by the Holy People (Exhibit "C", attached.) The people of these communities have testified many times before United States Courts and Congress, regarding the Holy People's requirement that they practice their religion in the land where they were placed, and only in that place. Now Therefore Be It Resolved That: 1. The Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council supports the Dine' families in their efforts to practice their religion and way of life in their aboriginal lands. 2. The Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council affirms that the so-called "Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute" was created by the United States and imposed upon the Dine' (Navajo) and Hopi people, for purposes of its own. 3. The Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council affirms that the United States and its agent, the Hopi Tribal government, have systematically violated the human rights of the Dine' families living on the so-called Hopi-partitioned Lands, including the right to free expression of their religion. 4. The Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council affirms that the United States has committed itself through Public Law 104-301 to forcibly remove any Dine' from the so-called Hopi-partitioned Lands, which would destroy their ability to practice their religion and way of life as instructed by the Holy People. 5. The Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council respectfully requests that the United Nations Commission on Human Rights provide continued oversight and monitoring of the situation on the so-called Hopi Partitioned Lands for the duration of the 75-year "Accommodation Agreement" mandated by U.S. Public Law 104-301. 6. The Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council respectfully requests that the United Nations Commission on Human Rights intervene as necessary with the United States government to prevent further violations of human rights. CERTIFICATION I certify the foregoing resolution was duly considered by the Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council at a duly called meeting at Window Rock, Navajo Nation (Arizona), at which a quorum was present and that same was passed by a vote of 4 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 abstaining, this 2nd day of February, 1998. /S/ _____________________ Kelsey A. Begaye, Chairman, Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council Motion: Elmer Milford Seconded: Lawrence Morgan Exhibit "A" Exhibit "B" Exhibit "C" --=====================_880910557==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" --=====================_880910557==_-- From rezman@infomagic.com Tue Feb 10 09:38:01 1998 Received: from boris.infomagic.com (Boris.InfoMagic.COM [165.113.211.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4/CNS-4.1p-nh) with ESMTP id JAA12821 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 09:37:57 -0700 (MST) Received: from george-s-system (MAX1-Port15.Downtown.InfoMagic.NET [165.113.197.35]) by boris.infomagic.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA14440; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 09:38:21 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <34E08156.E45@infomagic.com> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 09:33:26 -0700 From: Navajo News Reply-To: rezman@infomagic.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: usdinvnohii@mail.serve.com, ind-net@listproc.wsu.edu, indians-l@mtu.edu, nativeweb@thecity.sfsu.edu, native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us, sovernet-l@speakeasy.org, triballaw@thecity.sfsu.edu, turtle-island-l@asgard.law.und.nodak.edu, aic-l@mail.unm.edu, redorman@theofficenet.com, sneej@igc.apc.org, Aisesnet_General@server.umt.edu, jesszed@laplaza.org, revs@csf.colorado.edu Subject: [Fwd: Navajo-Hopi "Land Dispute" Update; Feb. 9, 1998, Part III] Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------36D4C9878C6" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------36D4C9878C6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit posted. --------------36D4C9878C6 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from pop.goodnet.com (pop.goodnet.com [207.98.129.100]) by boris.infomagic.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA08684; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 15:37:41 -0700 (MST) Received: from flag-ns1-14.goodnet.com (flag-ns1-14.goodnet.com [207.98.185.111]) by pop.goodnet.com (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id PAA03934; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 15:07:50 -0700 (MST) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 15:07:50 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199802092207.PAA03934@pop.goodnet.com> X-Sender: dh88691@pop.goodnet.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=====================_880910592==_" To: hdanny@unm.edu From: dh88691@goodnet.com (THURSDAY/Jon Norstog) Subject: Navajo-Hopi "Land Dispute" Update; Feb. 9, 1998, Part III X-Attachments: C:\2-9-98B.WPD; --=====================_880910592==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The rest of the "Update", dealing with matters at Teesto, is attached to this message as an ASCII file. jn --=====================_880910592==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="2-9-98B.WPD" Navajo-Hopi "Land Dispute" Update: February 9, 1998 Part II Mr. Alvin Clinton has passed away During the Rapporteur's visit, I ran into Grace Smith who told me that Alvin Clinton had passed away at his home on Feb. 1. He was to have given testimony on the desecration of Star Mountain, among other issues. The family asked to be allowed to bury him near his home. There was no response for a couple days, then a denial. As a result the funeral was held in Winslow on Thursday, at the Catholic Church and cemetery. The family was devastated, both by the loss of their husband/father/grandfather, and more by having to bury him outside Dine' Bikeya, across the river. It was a very ugly thing for them to have to face at that time. I knew Mr. Clinton about 10 years. No one who knew him will ever forget that man. He was a man who defended his country in World War II, then spent the rest of his life defending his land and religion, and the Dine' people. Elmer Clark, his chay, compared him to Manuelito, Ganado Mucho and Barboncito, and that's how he'll be remembered, I think. His life showed that if you stand up for what you believe you will pay a heavy price, but all the same, it can be done. In the end, I think that what he was fighting for will be accomplished. Mr. Clinton was also a philosopher or theologian. He didn't just memorize the ceremonies. He was always thinking about traditional religion, the stories and elements of it, building on it. The Dine' religion was a working system of thought for him, one he used to come up with ideas and thoughts that have never been said or heard on earth before. He was like Moses that way. Some of us were also reminded how Moses led the Children of Israel through the wilderness for forty years, but was not allowed to pass with them into the land of milk & honey. The spirit of Moses lives in the promise of the Moshiach, so I think Mr. Clinton's spirit will live in the struggle which continues. After the service we all went out to the Clintons' place at Teesto. The whole community showed up, people I haven't seen in one place together in over a year. President Hale sent a representative, who gave the family a memorial letter. The weather was good enough to eat outside, although you could smell ice in the wind that came up in the afternoon. ********************************************************************* I sat with Phoebe Nez to eat at the Clintons. She said she was relocating, not to "New Lands" but across the fence into the NPL. "We're just tired of the rangers coming around all the time," she said. The Dine' Bikeya Committee at Teesto has a new president. Sam Keyonnie, Judy Keyonnie's brother, is back on the land and is willing to be a community leader. The Teesto Community has always been on its own, without the strong support group presence found at Big Mountain. For this reason, Teesto has always had strong leaders and has been able usually to make its own decisions as a community. Unfortunately the government's tactics in getting people to sign the "Accommodation Agreement" caused a lot of division in the community and as a result the Dine' Bikeya Committee splintered for a while. The dinner at the Clinton's home showed, I think, that the community was ready to get back together. At Red Willow I learned that the Benally family had also been denied permission to bury Alice Benally in the area where her prayers were. She was buried in the NPL, in an area where she had relatives. This is the first anyone had heard that there had been a denial of permission for a traditional burial. This is a serious matter. Congress instructed the parties to the P.L. 104-301 settlement that it expected this issue to be resolved. Apparently the resolution is that no traditional burial will be permitted. The US, which engineered the "settlement" and is responsible for most of its terms, can not really deny responsibility for this violation of the Dine' right to free expression of their traditional religion. jn --=====================_880910592==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" --=====================_880910592==_-- --------------36D4C9878C6-- From volunteers-for-humanity@juno.com Sat Feb 21 01:07:09 1998 Received: from x14.boston.juno.com (x14.boston.juno.com [205.231.101.27]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4/CNS-4.1p-nh) with ESMTP id BAA02118 for ; Sat, 21 Feb 1998 01:06:58 -0700 (MST) From: volunteers-for-humanity@juno.com Received: (from volunteers-for-humanity@juno.com) by x14.boston.juno.com (queuemail) id CEU15940; Sat, 21 Feb 1998 02:59:31 EST To: panafricanofs@ucdavis.edu, PeaceNet@igc.org, safr-l@bgu.edu, SAPI-CORE-CL@internet.idrc.ca, SAPI-TEAM-CL@internet.idrc.ca, SASLIST@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU, SA_TALK@VM.TEMPLE.EDU, TUAFRICA@VM.TEMPLE.EDU, umojanet@listserv.acns.nwu.edu, UNILE-LIST@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu, za-lro@playground.sun.com.sun.com, aas360-l@bgu.edu, ii-list@hcs.harvard.edu, ir-families@biddeford.com, pcr@darkwing.uoregon.edu, Race-Advise@darkwing.uoregon.edu, revs@csf.colorado.edu Subject: aFrica-bRazil> interns*volntrs*proj dirs//Papers Presenters Moderators Message-ID: <19980220.015104.7239.38.volunteers-for-humanity@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 1.38 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-134 Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 02:59:31 EST aFrica-bRazil> interns*volntrs*proj dirs//Papers Presenters Moderators INTERNS * VOLUNTEERS * Project DIRECTORS * GROUP LEADERS MODERATORS * PRESENTERS * PAPERS * ABSTRACTS * PROPOSALS 2 African CONFERENCES: Comp. 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"..Letters with Wings" Program ///\_[_/\\\ Human Rights Victims/Prisoners * Amnesty & Justice * Correspond with young HR victims in the African Diaspora * Appeal-letter writing & sending * Help those Unjustly Imprisoned & Inhumanely Sentenced * Write us for a HR Victim assignment Rob Owens, PhD Coordinator __________________________ Posted by EduNet Int'l Education & Internships Network From SocSteph@aol.com Tue Feb 24 09:16:05 1998 Received: from imo16.mx.aol.com (imo16.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.38]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4/CNS-4.1p-nh) with ESMTP id JAA27912; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 09:16:01 -0700 (MST) From: SocSteph@aol.com Received: from SocSteph@aol.com by imo16.mx.aol.com (IMOv12/Dec1997) id GYVPa00944; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 11:15:48 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <3e65bffc.34f2f238@aol.com> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 11:15:48 EST To: psn@csf.colorado.edu, revs@csf.colorado.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Last Call for Marxist Section Roundtables Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 58 Hi everyone: I want to thank people who have responded with roundtables for the 1998 ASA meetings to be held in San Francisco this August. This is the final call for submission as they have to be sent to the ASA by February 28th. If you have not heard back from me to confirm your submission, you may want to send me another message to make sure that you did not slip out into Cyberspace. So far, we have tables on class consciousness, the relevance of Marxism to Race, Class and Gender, "Reading, Writing and Revolution: Popular Education for our Times," Contemporary Politics in Southern Africa, Marxism and Popular Culture, Feminism and Marxism, Medicine under Capitalism, etc... Other ideas are welcomed!!!!! Hope to hear from some more people. Sincerely, Stephanie Shanks-Meile Associate Professor of Sociology Indiana Unversity Northwest