Photos: Klamath Modoc run with Peace and Dignity runners

Thanks to Manny Calapoo of Warm Springs, Oregon for sharing his photos with Censored News
"Warren Quinn and Rick McGarva, in the Klamath/Modoc region, local people came out to run with Peace and  Dignity Runners," writes Manny. In the bottom photo, Manny near Diamond Lake, Oregon.
Update Sunday, July 22, 2012, Manny said: "Today the Journey continues from Diamond Lake to Crater Lake, then into Chiloquin. Our host met us at Diamond Lake and cooked for everyone."
While one route of runners is in Oregon, another route of the Peace and Dignity Journeys ran through Red Lake and is headed to Hayward, Wisconsin, for the Honor the Earth Powwow. Thanks to Nmekebenais Ninisidotahmin for the update.

Mohawk Nation News: Aurora Today's Sand Creek Massacre 1864

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Aurora Today's Sand Creek Massacre

Mohawk Nation News
http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/?p=835

MNN. July 21, 2012. The Aurora theatre killer, James Holmes, grew up in San Diego California. His mother sent him to Denver to study for his Phd in neuroscience.
Americans are horrified about the chaotic, horrific, tumultuous and bloody mass murders in the movie theatre showing “Dark Night Rises”. Yet they live unconcerned over the top of our graves. This hemisphere is soaked in our people’s blood, all killed by psychotic mass murderers.
Aurora is 100 miles from the site of the Sand Creek massacre, November 29, 1864. Old Denver families were behind this mass murder of Cheyenne and Arapaho men, women and children.

In the spring of 1864 the Cheyenne and Arapaho were ready for peace. They met with US Officers, Evans and Chivington, at Camp Weld outside of Denver. No treaties were signed. The Indians were offered a sanctuary at Fort Lyon. Black Kettle and over 500 Cheyenne and Arapaho travelled south to set up camp on Sand Creek, near Eads, the town later built on top of the massacre site. Some dissenters headed north to join the Sioux.
General Samuel Curtis sent a telegram, “I want no peace till the Indians suffer more”. 700 Cavalry volunteers called “100 Dazers”, assembled in Denver. The camps of Chief Black Kettle, White Antelope, Left Hand and others, lay in the valley before them. Chivington, with mostly drunken troops, headed to Sand Creek with 4 Howitzers. Black Kettle raised both flags of peace. Chivington raised his arm for attack. Cannon and rifles pounded the camp. The Indians scattered. The frenzied soldiers hunted down and murdered the men, women and children. A few warriors managed to fight back. Silas Soule of Massachussets did not allow his soldiers to fire into the crowd.
Troops continued the murders all day. One bragged about killing 3 women and 5 children who were screaming for mercy. They murdered all the wounded, mutilated and scalped them. They cut open the pregnant women’s bellies and laid the fetus on the bodies. They plundered tipis and divided up the herd of horses. Black Kettle’s wife was shot 9 times and survived. The Cheyenne Dog Warriors who opposed the peace treaty provided sanctuary for the survivors.
The Colorado volunteers returned to Denver as heroes, with scalps of women and children. Colorado residents celebrated. Chivington appeared on a Denver stage telling war stories and displayed 100 Indigenous scalps, including pubic hair of women. Many of the elite of Denver society today are the children of these murderers.

Eye witnesses came forward and reported the murders. Silas Soule testified against Chivington, and was murdered by Charles Squires. It was found to be a carefully planned massacre. Asked why kids were killed, “Nits make lice”, said Chivington.

As word of the massacre spread, the Indigenous resistance to white expansion stiffened. This massacre led to the Little Big Horn battle on June 25-6, 1876 where General George Custer and his men were wiped out by the Lakota lead by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull.

In December 29, 1890, the US 7^th Cavalry commanded by Samuel M. Whitside lead the massacre of over 350 Lakota at Wounded Knee Creek.


We have had to live with these horrors since the arrival of the invaders, while they send their “cry babies” to doctors for counselling.
That mindset to slaughter people was brought here. 80 are shot and killed daily in the US, not counting stabbings and death by other means.
Orders always come from the top. On December 26, 1862 Lincoln sanctioned the hanging of 38 randomly picked Indian men and boys without trial, the largest mass hanging in US history. One week later, January 1, 1863, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves. The Blacks then formed the regiment called the Buffalo Soldiers who proudly massacred the Indigenous for their masters. Today both races celebrate their plunder with medals and the theft of our land.

Was James Holmes trying to mimic the mindset of those Denver people? If he is insane, then Washington, Grant and Lincoln, and all the other presidents who gave orders to totally annihilate us, are all insane as well.
The Americans must be reminded of this continuing genocide. If they don’t know their history, it is bound to repeat itself. The lesson is: be careful what you ask for, you might just get it.
The movie-goers went to the theatre to see murder, death, chaos and plunder. Then they got it for real!

As Bob Marley sang about, “Buffalo soldier, dread-lock rasta.”
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PBS exposes Border Patrol torture, sexual abuse and cruelty

Watch Need to Know 7/20/12 on PBS. See more from Need To Know.

PBS exposes US Border Patrol agents' sexual abuse and torture of migrants, and pouring out life-saving water in the desert

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Friday, July 20, 2012

Need to Know, Crossing the Line, Part II, PBS exposes torture by US Border Patrol agents, sexual abuse of migrants, and pouring out life-saving water in the desert. (Watch program above.)
PBS exposes how a Border Patrol agent sexually abused a migrant entering at Las Cruces, N.M., for 15 minutes, calling her "baby." Then, when the woman went to view the lineup of agents to file charges in El Paso, she was taken into a room alone and searched by agents to intimidate her.
In the interviews, even US citizens are harassed by US Border Patrol agents.
A Border Patrol agent whistleblower in Tucson said migrants were crammed into cells, even when other cells were empty. Food and water was denied migrants in custody for up to two days, the whistleblower said.
Migrants in Nogales describe the verbal abuse from agents, and also screaming to be let out of hot, overcrowded cells. One young man describes how he was denied medical treatment after being lost for three days, dehydrated and vomiting blood.
The Red Cross is now in Nogales, Mexico, treating migrants who are sick because of the abuse and who have been beaten by US Border Patrol agents. It was this fact, that the Red Cross has responded, that caused PBS to expand their investigation.
In one video excerpt, US Border Patrol agent David Kermes is shown pouring out life-saving water left for migrants in the desert. On Kermes Facebook page, he posted a photo of migrants, with these words: "Run you little bastards."
A hidden camera placed by the humanitarian group No More Deaths shows a female Border Patrol agent kicking gallons of water over, which could save the lives of migrants, and down into a ravine.
PBS exposes how detained migrants were forced to stand in stress positions for three hours, which is a form of torture. Migrants were forced to kneel on bottle caps in one form of torture.
Border Patrol cameras were covered at the time to prevent exposure of the agents.
The PBS program exposes the same facts that Tohono O'odham human rights activists have been exposing for years. Formal complaints have been filed with Homeland Security following the physical abuse of O'odham on their own land, the Tohono O'odham Nation, by US Border Patrol agents.

About Crossing the Line

Need to Know continues its investigation into alleged abuses by U.S. Border Patrol agents and officers on American soil. Correspondent John Larson investigates stories of physical abuse, sexual assault, and even torture.
This week, Need to Know travels to the border town of Nogales, Mexico to speak with recently deported immigrants living in a migrant shelter. Although Customs and Border Protection provide public reports of complaints of poor treatment, the official numbers pale in comparison to what occurs on the ground. Migrants spoke extensively about massive over-crowding and mistreatment of detainees in U.S. Border Patrol detention facilities. We heard stories of physical abuse from detainees who claim they were deprived of food, water and medical care. We even heard allegations of torture.
To take a closer look at these allegations, our team traveled deep into the mountains of central Mexico to speak with a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a Border Patrol officer. Correspondent John Larson speaks with a former Border Patrol agent turned whistleblower, who describes deplorable conditions in detention centers.
Border Patrol has strict guidelines on the treatment of migrants staying in detention centers. These guidelines include consequences for agents and officers who break the rules. Our report investigates whether Border Patrol policies— and even international law—are being broken in the rush to secure the U.S. border.
“Crossing the Border” has been produced with assistance from the Nation Institute and the Investigative News Network.

United Native Americans: Return Albany land to Ohlone People

United Native Americans Advocating Albany to Return Ohlone Land and Endorse the UNDRIP

Write, Email, and Call Albany Mayor Farid Javandel and Councilmember Robert Lieber and request the City Council endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP), and return 100 acres of land to the Ohlone People. The University of California, Berkeley should collaborate with the Ohlone People in returning the 100 acres to the original inhabitants of the East Bay. The City Council of Albany meets the first and third Mondays of every month. The next Council Meeting will be August 6, 2012.

(Below are links to the UNDRIP)

www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Indigenous_Peoples

Introduction to Albany City Council Proposal:

Quanah Parker Brightman
Hinhanska Hoksila Haney
United Native Americans Inc.
2434 Faria Avenue Pinole, CA 94564
Phone:1-510-672-7187 / 1-510-478-2191
Email: UnitedNativeAmericansinc@gmail.com

Date
July 16, 2012

To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Quanah Parker Brightman and Hinhanska Hoksila Haney
Subject: Endorse The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous
Peoples And Send Letter To U.S. Secretary of the Interior

RECOMMENDATION:
Recognize and endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples in respect to returning the land to be used for the University Village Mixed Use Project to the Ohlone People, and send a letter to United States Secretary of the Interior, Kenneth Lee Salazar.

BACKGROUND:
On June 29, 2006, the United Nations Human Council adopted the U.N. Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration respects the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination and recognizes subsistence rights and rights to land, territories and resources.

The City of Albany is the homeland to the Ohlone People, whose ancestors have lived for over 10,000 years. The University Village Mixed Use Project requires land that traditionally belongs to the Ohlone People to be used for economic development. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) would enable the Ohlone People to engage the City of Albany and the University of California, Berkeley in a way that "promotes their full and effective participation in all matters that concern them and their right to remain distinct and to pursue their own visions of economic and social development." The UNDRIP is in the same spirit with the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, and UN Charter, which all members must reflect in their national laws.
We also request the City of Albany send a letter to Secretary of Interior Kenneth Lee Salazar.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
CONTACT PERSON:
Quanah Parker Brightman and Hinhanska Haney

Mayor Farid Javandel
Voice Mailbox: 1-510-559-7250
Fax: 1-510-528-5797 (City Hall)
Email: cityhall@albanyca.org
Councilmember Robert Lieber
Mobile: 1-510-703-1876
Fax: 1-510-528-5797
Email: liebtaub@sbcglobal.net

Attend a City Council Meeting
Council Chambers, City Hall
1000 San Pablo Avenue
Albany, CA 94706

Quanah Parker Brightman
United Native Americans Inc. - President
1-510-672-7187
UnitedNativeAmericansinc@gmail.com

Hinhanska Haney
United Native Americans Inc. - Ambassador
1-510-478-2191
hinhanskah@gmail.com