Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

January 13, 2014

FOIA info request goes after sewage snow damage on sacred San Francisco Peaks

Photo by Protect Peaks

FOIA filed for each document on sewage snow damage on sacred San Francisco Peaks

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
French translation by Christine Prat 
http://www.chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=2166

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona -- The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to find out what damage is being done by the sewage water snow on sacred San Francisco Peaks. The FOIA for "each and every document" on corrosion and damage from sewage snow comes after the Arizona Snowbowl decided that sewage snow for tourists was more important than honoring the area Indian Nations and their healing ceremonies on San Francisco Peaks.

The result of Arizona Snowbowl's victories in court have actually resulted in a disastrous outcome. "The Snowbowl decision destroyed a relationship that was built up over 25 years between the Forest and the tribes working together as colleagues with a shared stewardship responsibility. It has undercut the credibility of the Forest Service with Indian people and has created a breach that will be very difficult to restore," states the Heritage Resources Specialists report.

John Kane to Address “Inherent Sovereignty” at Arizona State University

John Kane to Address “Inherent Sovereignty” at Arizona State University

Update
Watch John Kane as he delivers his remarks at yesterday's "Inherent Sovereignty" panel at ASU. The panel begins at 00:45:15 and John speaks at 01:27:08.
http://mediasite.law.asu.edu/media/SilverlightPlayer/Default.aspx?peid=824c4937ac504f03abf9fe96c2757d811d


By Liz Hill

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 13, 2014) – John Kane, Mohawk activist and national commentator on Native issues, will be a featured speaker at “Who Decides You’re Real? Fixing the Federal Recognition Process,” a two-day conference at Arizona State University in Tempe. Kane will be one of four experts speaking on a panel addressing “Inherent Sovereignty” from 9 to 10 a.m. MST (11 a.m. to noon EST) on Thursday, Jan. 16.

“I will explain sovereignty from a Haudenosaunee perspective and then challenge the notion that there was ever a transfer of our sovereignty or any consent to subjugation to the U.S.,” says Kane. “Sovereignty cannot be adjudicated away or legislated away. There must be consent.”

“The Indian Citizenship Act cannot declare that our sovereignty is dead; and that also holds true for the opinion in Johnson v. M'Intosh and a single man's determination that our sovereignty was necessarily diminished upon discovery by Christians,” says Kane. “Dependency cannot be the test either for the following questions must be asked — Are we wards of the state? Or does the U.S. owe an obligation? Are we recipients of charity or are we creditors?”

Kane’s panel and the rest of the first day of the conference will be webcast ahttp://mediasite.law.asu.edu/media/Viewer/?peid=824c4937ac504f03abf9fe96c2757d811dThe second day will be webcast at http://mediasite.law.asu.edu/media/Viewer/?peid=5259d9e8127e421fa3e24b245f1e3c1d.

The conference is hosted by the Indian Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. For more information about the conference, visit http://conferences.asucollegeoflaw.com/triberecognition/

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About John Kane
John Karhiio Kane is a Mohawk from Kahnawake. He lives on the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation and has a direct connection to the people and territories of the Six Nations. John has been involved for most of his adult life in Native issues and, specifically, defending Native sovereignty. Part of the First Nations Dialogue Team in the late 90s, he worked extensively with the League of First Nations in battles with New York State over taxation. John, an expert commentator on Native American issues, is host of a two-hour weekly radio show, "Let's Talk Native...with John Kane" – now in its fourth year – which airs on ESPN Sports Radio WWKB-AM 1520 in Buffalo, New York. He appears frequently on regional TV and radio programs, including “The Capitol Pressroom with Susan Arbetter,” “YNN - Your News Now,” and WGRZ Buffalo Channel 2's (NBC) “2 Sides with Kristy Mazurek.”  He has been featured on Al-Jazeera Arabic, with more than 50 million viewers in the Arab world. John is a regular guest/commentator and guest host on WBAI-FM (Pacifica) in New York City; WPFW-FM (Pacifica), Washington, D.C.; KFAI-FM, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.; and KQRS-FM, KXXR-FM and WGVX-FM, Minneapolis. He is an op-ed columnist for “The Two Row Times,” a weekly news publication that reaches the Ontario-wide Native market and Haudenosaunee communities in the U.S. John publishes the Native Pride blog, which can be found at www.letstalknativepride.blogspot.com. His blog has readers in 20 countries. John has a page on the ESPN website at http://www.espn1520.com/pages/17325417.php and a "Let's Talk Native...with John Kane" group page on Facebook. In late 2013, John was honored with a Community Leader Media Award from the National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York.




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January 12, 2014

Mohawk Nation News 'Old Hat'


OLD HAT



Jan. 12, 2014: Unfortunately for Canada’s Prime Minister Harper and his corporate overlords’ plans to control the world, soon the old technology they use will become obsolete. Their tyranny of us and our mother will be as extinct as they will become. Bill C38 is Harper’s version of Hitler’s “enabling act” of 1933, to get money for his corporate overlords.  l933 Enabling Act of Germany.science fair
Harper wants the oil out now before the world is presented with the “free energy “ paradigm. poor indians
Canada provides the war material for the corporate legion known as the crown, which is in the Vatican. We are told, we will have a new world order under their control whether we like it or not.
In the past 5 years Prime Minister Harper has fired over 2,000 scientists and dismantled hundreds of programs and research facilities that monitor smoke stack emissions, food inspections, oil spills, ozone depletion, water quality, oil sands contamination of the Athabaska watershed and climate change. Scientists were forbidden to speak critically. The Museum of Civilization is now the Museum of Canadian History, concentrating on European propaganda, discounting Indigenous history.
New Museum of Rape & pillage: "What happened to all the Indians?"
New Museum: “We thought there were Indians here before?”
Multinational energy corporations have made major donations. CBC’s “Fifth Estate” [Silence of the Labs] criticizes politicians for making decisions without independent fact-based science.
Fossil fuels and the hierarchy are becoming obsolete. Harper boasts his agenda is dirty oil and more war. Canadians appear ready to salute him when the Americans officially take over Canada. We will pay the environmental price.
The ruling elite don’t pay attention to the advanced technology that will make free energy available to all human society. Suffering, hunger and wars will end. Everyone will have enough sustenance and shelter. Men of greed can produce all the gold and precious metals they want. Precious materials and sciences will be used to forge tools of lasting peace on this planet.
World leaders have no choice. No one will need to take up arms to fight. No one will be left hungry and homeless. Energy can be created by everyone for their own needs. Advance aircraft, missiles, and nuclear weapons will become irrelevant and obsolete.
paradigm shiftSoon technologies will be delivered which can provide sustenance for free. Every person can be balanced within nature without handouts. Free clean water will be available at any point on earth. Our mother is going to balance everything out. We’ll soon be singing with B.B. King: “Hey, everybody, let’s have some fun/You only live but once/And when you’re dead you’re done, so..”B.B. King. “Let the Good Times Roll”.
Bankers created Motor City ruins!
Bankers created Motor City ruins!
The eagle warns us, there is a danger threatening your peace: CBC 5th Estate. “Silence of the Labs”.




Top Troubadour Neil Young:
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January 10, 2014

Shiprock NM 'Rising Native Youth'




Nataanii Means and Christopher Def-i Mike-Bidtah will be performing during lunch time. The weather looks nice so those of you at Shiprock Flea Market may hear us from the Drop In Center
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