Mohawk Nation News 'New York State on Trial'

NEW YORK STATE ON TRIAL

Posted on November 22, 2015

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MNN. Nov. 21, 2015. In 1994 there were joint military operations against the rotino’shonni:onwe [Iroquois] in US and Canada. “Gallant Piper” is the US counterpart to Canada’s “Operation Campus – Scorpion-Saxon”. New York State’s “INDIAN Detail’ was set up in 1974 after our people resettled on our territory at Moss Lake and then Ganienkeh. In 1995 NYS Governor Pataki appointed Brig. Gen. William C. Martin as the Deputy Adjutant General. Brig. General Wm Martin In 1996 he was to command ground and air assault combat against us, using New York’s 27th Infantry Brigade and 42nd Infantry Division, backed by helicoptors with armoured vehicles.

Scaring themselves for their war on terror. The great law of peace is the answer.

Fort Drum military base near Watertown NY provided the soldiers for “Operation Gallant Piper’ to invade and kill the Mohawks and Senecas at ganienkeh, akwesasne, cattaraugus and allegheny. The military was going to attack the businesses that were not giving taxes to  New York State, based on an illegal agreement between Onondaga Council of Chiefs Inc. [Oren Lyons] and NYS. 

A “Dialogue Team” was visiting our communities, briefing the people on the unlawful agreement which violated the kaia’nere:kowa, law of the land. NYS had no right to shut down our businesses. They had body bags, gymnasiums, community centers, fire halls and hospitals on standby for the dead and injured. Certain people were singled out. An insider informed us about the planned military attack. The press published the story. Gallant Piper was pulled.

The “INDIAN Detail was made up of NYS Police, National Guard and Fort Drum military. Most of its information, records, personnel, equipment and plans on the INDIAN Detail are at Fort Drum, less than an hour from Onondaga.

Do you think they can give us some of their Indian medicine that keeps them living forever?

On May 18, 1997, the rotino’shonni, celebrating the defeat of the unlawful agreement in Onondaga, were attacked by the “INDIAN Detail”. According to court records, soldiers from Fort Drum were on their way to join the Troopers at Onondaga. We speculate this was a follow up to Gallant Piper as it involves the same personnel.

Boys, look out for False Flag Lady if she’s in your area! She saw the Titanic go down!

In March 1998 Oren Lyons leading the Onondaga Council of Chiefs Inc. burnt down all non-cooperative businesses in Onondaga with the assistance of NYS. The same year Ronnie Jones, the leaders of the Onondaga resistance, was brutally murdered, hands and feet were severed. He was hung up by the neck and then his home set on fire.

Fort Drum boys putting their “boots on the ground”.

It seems odd that Fort Drum soldiers are now being sent into battle with ISIS.

NYS has been delaying this trial for almost 20 years. In January 2016 NYS Police are going to stand trial for their criminality. Hopefully Brig. Gen. Martin can answer some of our questions. This is during our Midwinter Festival when we name our babies.

Jim Morrison knows that we are riding out a storm because the powers that be don’t have a fight with us: “Riders on the storm, riders on the storm. Into this house we’re born, into this world we’re thrown. Like a dog without a bone, an actor out on loan, Riders on the storm”. [Riders on the storm]. We have been and continue to ride out the storm.

NYS beating at Onondaga 1997.

Who’s knocking on the Eastern Door?

NYS Gallant Piper still in effect.

US-Canada joint military operations against mohawks.

Canada declares war on Mohawks.

Army attack on native americans.

Oren Lyons orders burning of Onondaga businesses.

Fort Drum to fight ISIS.

Brig. General Wm Martin singles out Warrior Society as dissidents.

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Big Mountain: On-Land, Decolonized-Spirited Gathering, Nov. 21 - 27 and Beyond

By NaBahii Keediniihii
Censored News
French translation by Christine Prat
http://www.chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=3102

Yaa'at'eeh (Good Greetings) Relatives and Comrades,

I hope that you and your families are enjoying the fall climate or the seasonal changes, and that you are being thankful for each day. 

We, myself and a few non-Native and Dineh, wish to tell you about a need of urgency that is taking place in the remote lands of Big Mountain. Also we wish to send this message on behalf of the few elders who have stood up against the U.S. - Peabody genocide policies for over 40 years. If you at least know what traditional means or what land-base resistance is, these last Dineh elders out here have had much impact on the modern world and modern indigenous activism. Now we are entering a new era, an era that they tried to resist because it would eventually exterminate their future outlook for traditions and land-base existence. 

It is natural that old age comes with much helplessness and weakened physical

health, and these former traditional warriors are still trying their best to stay on the lands they cherish and love. Most of the seasons they are alone and most of the time there's no visitation from family members because America's urban life has consumed those lives. The U.S. Indian Law and Peabody aggression however continues and making progress with daily police monitoring and intimidation as Peabody waits for the BIA's green light to expand. 

This is the frontline of the fossil fuel extraction and exports to generate more electricity and maximize corporate profits. Not to mention the continuous emissions of toxic greenhouse gas from the Navajo Generating Station, and while Gov. policies have distracted native activism to corporate headquarters, far from the frontlines. We don't stop this corporate and low-key militarized invasion, 450,000 acres of pristine Big Mountain lands will go under the industrialized poison fields, choking coal dust and endless web of roads cut for fracking development. The once Big Mountain traditional society will vanish and this is one of the last few traditional native strongholds left in the U.S.

Right now, some elder resisters are wondering what happen to the national and global movements to defend mother earth and most of all, the lack of physical presence and support, out here?

Bessie Begay of Mesquito Springs, Oct. 20th: "Where are the herders, the supporters that used to come out? Our situation has not change. Maybe they are out here somewhere? We don't hear about them..." 

Other elders are either busy with hospital visits or resting and not venturing out, their sheep herds don't go out to range, and as their firewood piles dwindle. WE don't intend to make a speech, here, then leave you with, 'This has to be stopped!' 

Instead, we wish to provide you with a guide and inform you that the tools are available out here to do the stopping with. WE NEED YOUR PHYSICAL PRESENCE OUT HERE, ASAP! WE don't ask for monies, just your good-spirited will to come out for a few days/weeks/months and immerse yourself into a cultural community under threat, and accept the daily challenges in supporting these native elders' existence. And yes, we are not asking for monies because we wish to maintain that human sovereignty, and not seek lawyers or travels to far off cities to protest. However, do provide your own resources to stay and if you wish to share your labor-healing of love and foods, that is welcome.

Seasonal Non-Native Sheepherders Collective: "The freedoms and autonomy that the indigenous inhabitants of Big Mountain area deserve are encroach upon everyday. Standing aside is not an option. Stand with native caretakers of Black Mesa, today!" 

Sheepherding is a difficult work, but if you enjoy hiking and are passionate about nature then, this can be another rewarding experience. Wood cutting and other manual help are always an ongoing tasks. Nothing is automated out here, but the lands hold much positive energy in its pristine state. Experience these native Dineh elders' livelihood and the many generations past of endurance within this set ecology. Perhaps, view this involvement as your future depend on it, survival and a bit of spiritual understanding. I hope that you will leave this great territory with those knowledgeable tools of resistance, empowering yourself toward natural survival, and tools for a much greater degree of resiliency.

Also, this call especially goes out to native and Dineh youths. Actual occupation by us on our (Dineh-Hopi) ancestral homelands is key to making our sovereign, decolonized stand against these corporate industrial invasions. We have made endless speeches before the halls of the colonial empire, and should we continue the same paths for the next 20 years?

Lets do this together at the heart of Big Mountain, November 21st - 27th:

- Boycott "Genocide-Coverup" Week (aka Thanksgiving), and show up at the Blackgoat homestead, Thinrock Mesa,

- Herd sheep as family monitor your first day, and so that elders can rest or tend to important cultural activities,

- Provide your vehicle or chainsaw, if you wish, for the numerous support project activities,

- Join wood crews that will gather firewood and do a few needed road repair work,

- Attend the closing day assembly to feast and celebrate solidarity, Friday, November 27th.

Lastly, climate change is upon us so be prepare for sudden inclement weather, have good shovels, proper clothing/gear or even tire chains. Contact the following list of information to coordinate your arrivals and departures, or any further questions. Remember, this is a remote Direction Action. 

We wish to thank you for your time, again. Ourselves and on behalf of the few traditional Dineh elder resisters, we hope to see you and hear from you soon.

Sincerely,

Kat (Bahe)

More Info contact:

Danny Blackgoat: dblackgoat@mac.com or 928-587-2860

Owen: 434-607-7677

Nephew Jake: 937-479-4214

Black Mesa Indigenous Support: blackmesais@gmail.com  

VIDEO: Women Speak for Climate Justice on Road to COP 21

Casey Camp, Ponca

France prohibits climate march, plans updated

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By Payal Parekh - 350.org

Friends,
Yesterday, we got some disappointing news. Citing security concerns, the French government has prohibited many of the Paris mobilizations and events connected to the upcoming climate summit from going forward -- including the massive march being planned for November 29th.
This is a heavy blow, especially for the many organizers who have been working around the clock for months to bring hundreds of thousands of people out into the streets of Paris. It's a heavy blow, too, because it makes our job -- of making sure this summit actually yields real, ambitious results -- that much harder.
While activists in Paris are revising their plans, it's up to the rest of us to kick it up a notch.
The Global Climate March -- which already consists of thousands of events, small and large, all around the world -- will continue. From London to Los Angeles, Quito to Quezon City, people are still taking to the streets.
Click here to find an action near you, or to start one of your own on November 28th-29th. There couldn't be a more important time to step up to the plate.
Organizers in Paris are still reeling from Friday's terrible attacks, and now they're scrambling to figure out what they can still do to have an impact in the face of a potentially repressive security situation.
We need to speak up for activists in Paris, who are struggling to be heard. Those of us who can mobilize, must. The Paris Climate Summit is still a crucial opportunity for world governments to send a signal that the world is moving away from fossil fuels. In fact, it's becoming increasingly clear that the world needs this sort of global cooperation urgently.
Even as climate change contributes to conflict around the world, this summit is an opportunity for us to come together and finally grapple with the scale of the problem we're facing. Unfortunately, that's not the sort of ambition that governments and politicians muster on their own. That's the sort of thing only mass social movements have the power to make happen.
You can help make it happen. Now is the time to find an action near you, or get one going with your friends and family.
Going to actions and protests -- even leading actions and protests! -- isn't just the domain of seasoned organizers. Most of the events already on the map as part of the Global Climate March are hosted by regular people -- people with jobs, families, and regular lives. The only thing that makes them particularly different is how much they're willing to take action for what they love.
Take action with us on November 28th-29th. Extraordinary times call for doing extraordinary things.
Yesterday's news was a setback, but we're not packing up and going home. Not by a long shot. This just means that we need to get louder everywhere.
I hope you'll help us do that.
Onward,
Payal

Climate March in Oakland Saturday Nov. 21, 2015
http://m.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2015/11/19/big-climate-change-march-in-oakland-this-saturday