New Navajo water rights theft documents: 'Pollack fear document'

New Navajo whistleblower documents on theft of Navajo water rights

Navajos respond to discrimination at water rights hearings; and the 'fear' document from Navajo Nation water attorney Stanley Pollack, see two original documents below

By Dine' Hada Asidi
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Dear Elders, Youth, Children, Brothers, Sisters, Aunties, Uncles, Sons and Daughters
Here is a summary document with great background research information, showing just some of the untruths, misrepresentations, and deliberate omission of information being to by Pollack, to the President, Water Commission, and Pollack's other supporters. 
The attached document was prepared in response to the Navajo Nations lawyer Stanley Pollack's "FEAR" document. The research contained in this document is meant to educate and develop informed questions when attending Water Workshops, Conferences, Hearings, and Forums.
Some of the falsehoods they spread are beyond shocking.  The falsehoods are clearly violations of informed consent, human rights, and legal ethics applied to lawyers. We have a team working on these issues in another paper.
Also, the English use limitations in Tuba were violations of the Navajo Bill of Rights "freedom of speech" provision.  Any county officers aiding this, or if any of this takes place in a county or state school building, it is a violation of our U.S. Constitutional rights. 
They (Shelly, Pollack's supporters, etc.)  did not impose that English limit in Ganado so that Theresa Showa, a non speaker of Navajo and a big Pollack supporter, could speak and speak longer than just about anyone else.  That's also a violation of the equal treatment provision in the Navajo Bill of Rights.
These hearings are discriminatory, rigged, and violations of our rights by our own People.   Now we know how tribal people felt in the 1800s when the Army recruited scouts from their own members to help hunt them down.
Then there is age discrimination.  The youth were excluded from Pinon.  It's their future we're discussing.  What kind of example is this for the youth.
Also, the BIA/BIE schools are prohibiting student and faculty free speech on the S. 2109 or any water rights issue.   Those are the kinds of schools Pollack's supporters must have gone to.
This Has Been Prepared For The People and By The People
Thank you six final writers/editors who labored on the attached all afternoon and part of tonight.

Hada' Asidi Response to Pollack Memo to Naize

. Pollack's Memo to Naize Apr 16 (2)

Navajos press president for his stance on water rights theft

Diné Hada’ Asídí The Navajo Vigilant Ones(A Navajo People’s Public Interest Organization)

Contact: Milton Bluehouse: 928-205-5558
Ed Becenti: rezztone@yahoo.com

Diné Hada’ Asídí is serving here as a clearinghouse, on the immediate issue of this Press Release, for the members of a score of Navajo grassroots groups and their many hundreds of citizen supporters who are opposed to S.B. 2109 and H.R. 4067
e.s.―Milton Bluehouse, Sr.

April 23, 2012

NEWS RELEASE

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Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly must immediately declare to the People his “New Stand” on S. 2109

Oak Springs, Navajo Nation (Ariz.) ― The evening of April 20th Navajo President Ben Shelly and his Water Rights Commission presented the 4th in a series of public forums on the highly controversial Senate Bill 2109.

At the meeting’s conclusion, the President astonished everyone―especially his own shocked group―by suddenly announcing “I’m going to Washington, D.C. and stop this bill.”

After this statement, and with the roar of approval from the audience going on, it was difficult to tell exactly what he said next.
Witnesses report that both after and before his bombshell, Mr. Shelly alternately said: “I’m telling them the deal’s off.” “I’m visiting Kyl and McCain and telling them I change my stance to take the people’s stance in opposition.”

“I’m telling Kyl and McCain to delay and not rush the bill.” “I’m still learning.
Maybe a referendum is the way to go.” “The People need to be educated more.”

At Oak Springs Shelly made at least a temporary deviation from water lawyer Pollack’s destructive plan, but this time on behalf of the People. Now the President has to declare to the People whether he is going to honor his words and the obvious message the People received from him at Oak Springs, or if he is going to back-peddle into Pollack’s spider web of control and drag the Navajo People with him.
It’s now up to President Shelly to set the record straight, and declare clearly and repeatedly―through the print and radio media to all the people―what his “new stand” is on S. 2109.

The water rights groups and their thousands of supporters are saying he must show who he represents, either the Navajo People (like he did for a brief moment at Oak Springs), or Mr. Pollack and outside interests.

Moapa Paiutes Healing Walk Earth Day 2012

Reid Gardner dirty coal fired
power plant

Media Advisory for: Monday April 16, 2012
Contact: Lynn Goya, Sierra Club, (702) 281-8686, lynn.goya@sierraclub.org / Elspeth Cordua, Sierra Club, (702) 732-7750, elspeth.cordua@sierraclub.org

Moapa Band of Paiutes and Sierra Club Unite in Three Day Cultural Healing Walk & Earth Day Rally
Tribe Walks to Protest Health Devastation Caused by Reid Gardner Coal Plant

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On Sunday, April 22, Earth Day, members of the Moapa Band of Paiutes, other Southwest Tribal Nations, Nevada residents, and members of the Sierra Club will gather outside the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse, to conclude a 50-mile, three-day cultural healing march from the dirty Reid Gardner Power Plant.  The unprecedented cultural healing walk will include Tribal Members and supporters from throughout the Southwest, walking from the Paiute Reservation to Nevada’s power center for the U.S. government. The walk through Tribal Lands makes visible the damage the plant’s invisible coal particulates are doing to the Tribe’s health, culture and economy.

The first two days of the walk will be a private, ceremonial gathering of Tribal Nations to heal and reconnect with their ancient culture. On the third day, as the Nations conduct the final processional to the federal courthouse, the Sierra Club and other community groups will join in to rally for environmental and social justice and a transition from coal to clean, renewable Nevada-based energy.

The rally will begin with a traditional Tribal victory dance and song. Then, Tribal members will tell the stories of the health and social toll Reid Gardner has inflicted on elders, families and children.

The Moapa Band of Paiutes Tribal lands abut the Reid Gardner plant, Southern Nevada’s last coal-burning power plant.  The Reid Gardner plant threatens the Moapa Band of Paiutes and nearby residents’ health by spewing life-threatening air pollutants that worsen asthma, allergies, sinus problems, ear infections, thyroid disease and heart disease.  The Reid Gardner toxic coal ash pits contain a toxic stew of carcinogens and neurotoxins that have affected the health of most of the residents of this tiny community through contamination of the air, land and groundwater.

Who: Moapa Band of Paiutes Chairman William Anderson, Tribal elders, members of the Sierra Club, and concerned Nevada residents.

What: Culmination of Cultural Healing Walk and Earth Day Rally
Walk: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. (along Las Vegas Blvd.)
from Heritage Park, 890 Las Vegas Blvd N, to Lloyd George Federal Courthouse, 333 Las Vegas Blvd. S,
Rally: 3 – 4 p.m. at Lloyd George Federal Courthouse

When:  Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, 2012

Limited interviews and photo opportunities will be provided to select journalists along the Tribal Nations-only portion of the walk.  Call to request.

Ihanktonwan (Yankton) fighting hogfarm in court April 23, 2012

Ihanktonwan protest hogfarm 2008

Ihanktonwan are still fighting the hogfarm in South Dakota

By Faith Spotted Eagle
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On Monday, April 23, 2012 a group of Ihanktonwan (Yankton) tribal members will listen to their appeal to a Charles Mix Co Judge to deny a commercial water permit to the unwelcome Longview Farms CAFO. The tribal members believe that the CAFO is attempting to violate tribal water rights use and welcomes prayers for the outcome of the preservation of our sacred waters.  Court is at 2:30 pm at Chas Mix Co Courthouse, Lake Andes, SD.  The tribal members are being represented by Tracey Zephier, tribal attorney.
The tribal group has urged the tribe not to give up, even though the tribe wished not to appeal through previous counsel.  The tribal members are Sharon Drapeau, (deceased elder Evelyn Blackmoon), Faith Spotted Eagle, Judy Honomichle, Allan Hare, Kip Spotted Eagle Collins, Glenn Drapeau and Eva Bruigier. Four years ago to the date of April 23, protesters were mass arrested and taken to jail when they tried to defend a tribal road.
After national coverage and an intervention filed in the UN, the county backed off and dropped the charges on the protesters.  The water wars have begun!!!  We need your support.  It is ironic that court is the same day, years later after the arrests.
Contact Faith Spotted Eagle at eagletrax@hotmail.com for questions or on facebook.  Wopida.