Truck load of safe drinking water for Navajos drinking uranium poisoned water

Photos by Forgotten People

Forgotten People, Navajo Nation, Arizona: Friday, February 18, 2011, Pastor Jimmy Bowling and Operation Compassion delivered a semi with 80,000 lbs. of safe drinking water, produce, winter coats, blankets to Forgotten People in Box Springs, Black Falls, Grand Falls, who are drinking uranium and arsenic contaminated water. Next delivery of safe drinking water in early March by Native American Support Mission.

Greetings! Thank you Operation Compassion, Native American Support Mission and Vision Ministries of America for demonstrating your commitment to Forgotten People. With your help, we delivered 17 pallets, 80,000 lbs. of safe drinking water into pick up trucks and flat beds to bring it to Box Springs. We also got pallets of fresh produce, juice, brand new winter coats, clothing. It was an incredibly beautiful day!

Rolanda Tohannie. Box Springs said: "Water is a blessing. I love what Forgotten People and Operation Compassion did for us! Thank you God for answering my prayers. Now, for a while, we can drink good water, my grandkids Aden and Ariel can visit me here and I can play with them. With Leupp Station water point and Black Falls watering point broken, everyone is back to drinking contaminated water. My health is gone and my body is worthless, it is no good to me anymore. I have thyroid cancer and seven operations in the last year. On March 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM, I will undergo another operation at Flagstaff Medical Center for cancer they found on my tonsils. It is super what happened here today. hope this safe drinking water will help me live a little longer.

FloraBelle Paddock, Black Falls said: "I was getting safe drinking water from US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund program. When that stopped it caused me great hardship. I am thankful for Forgotten People and Operation Compassion. This water will help us survive for a little while longer."

Alice Tso, Box Springs said: "I have cancer and am very thankful and appreciative of the help of Forgotten People and Operation Compassion for delivering safe drinking water so we can stop drinking contaminated water for a little while. There is no help from other sources. With you help, I will be in good health. Thank you!"

Ronald Tohannie, Forgotten People's Black Falls Project Manager and Benson Willie of Black Falls said, "The Black Falls watering point has been broken for 2 months. Now Leupp Station watering point is broken. We know how to conduct repairs but we are told we cannot do the repairs because we are not certified. We want to know, why isn't someone coming out from Window Rock to fix the Black Falls watering point? Don't they know the only water sources we have are contaminated and everyone is back to using Box Springs, Paddock Springs, Badger Springs when we know it will kill us? The situation is critical and we appreciate your help!

Rolanda Tohannie is currently sorting clothes and coats by ages and local residents are distributing the water and fresh produce in their communities.

Thank you,
Forgotten People
Navajo Nation, Arizona
www.forgottennavajopeople.org
info@forgottennavajopeople.org

Photos: Long Walk 3 Oregon walking into the sunshine

Photos copyright by Christina Akaquiqui, published with permission.

The Longest Walk 3 northern route for the reversal of diabetes, walked and ran through the snow in the mountains of Oregon this week, and into the sunshine. They'll be walking and running into Lapwai, Idaho, in another week.

Schedule:
Feb. 19, 2011, SAT: Mt Vernon Hwy 26 Beech Creek Rte 395
SUN Long Creek Rte 395 Dale Rte 395
MON Pilot Rock Rte 395
TUES Spring Creek Rd., left on Shaw Rd., right on Holmes Rd., left on South Market to Rest Camp Pendleton INT 84
Complete Schedule:
http://www.earthbornproductions.com/LWNR3_P9IO.html
Contacts: Longest Walk Northern Route cell contacts: Contacts: Chris Francisco at (503) 515-6239 or Christina 'qui-qui' at (360) 241-6562

Censored News top stories Feb. 19, 2011

In the news:
Native American Youth walkers, Mohawk Nation News, Subcomandante Marcos, Wikileaks and Native Music
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News

http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com

Photo by Christina Akaquiqui/Long Walk 3 in Oregon

This week Censored News celebrates Native American youths walking and running through the snow-packed mountains of Oregon, as they begin the Longest Walk 3 northern route across America, for the reversal of diabetes. Censored News also welcomes the return of the voices of Kahentinetha Horn of Mohawk Nation News, and the Zapatistas Subcomandante Marcos.

Censored News welcomes readers in Madagascar. Censored News readers have been from 195 countries, in the past six months.

Here's this week's top stories, most accessed, at Censored News:

Wikileaks: US engaged in espionage of Indigenous Peoples
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/02/wikileaks-us-engaged-in-espionage-of.html
Wikileaks: The Arctic belongs to the Inuit
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/02/wikileaks-arctic-belongs-to-inuit.html
Zapatistas Subcomandante Marcos ‘Mexico’s Drug War’
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/02/zapatistas-subcomandante-marcos-mexicos.html

Three Native Youths Read to Walk Across America
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/02/three-native-youths-ready-to-walk.html
American Indian Music Celebrated during Grammy Week
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/02/three-native-youths-ready-to-walk.html
New at Censored News:

Mohawk Nation News: Imperial Fangs and Claws: International Bankers Monetize our Assets
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/02/mohawk-nation-news-imperial-fangs-claws.html

Videos, photos and interviews from the Longest Walk 3 northern route youths, and photos from the southern route at Censored News.

http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/

VIDEO II Long Walk northern route Oregon snow 2011

Photos Long Walk 3: Through Oregon's Snow

Longest Walk 3 northern route for the reversal of diabetes, through the snow. Photos by Christina Akaquiqui. (Double click on images to enlarge.)
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Longest Walk northern route: The snow hasn't dampened their spirits
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
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Native American youths continued walking and running through the snowy mountains of Oregon this week, on the Longest Walk 3 northern route for the reversal of diabetes.

Lisa Peake, Ojibwe/Pomo, said Thursday night that she loves all the weather that the Creator sends. "Weather or not, everyone knows I love the snow, rain, clouds, sunshine, wind and all that our Creator puts in front of us. Welcoming all weather, prayers to all, above 'n below and all directions."
During today's interview on Censored News Blogtalk Radio, Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson, Western Shoshone, encouraged Native youths to come out and join the walkers. Speaking from Warm Springs, Oregon, Carl said the main need is for support vehicles, which carry walkers from their stay places to the route and carry supplies.
Carl said the walkers are walking across America to bring about a reversal of diabetes with a return to traditional foods and healthy ways of life. He encouraged youths to listen to their traditional elders.
When asked about the snow in the mountains of Oregon, he said, "The snow plows were blowing snow up on us." Listen at:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/brenda-norrell
Lisa, Bad Bear, and Craig Luther, Navajo, walked across America on the Longest Walk northern route in 2008 for the protection of Mother Earth and sacred places. Craig is now walking and running with his father. Watch the video of the first day: http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/02/video-long-walk-3-northern-route-begins.html
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Long Walk lip balms and soaps for the walkers
Cindi Beech LaMar, Choctaw/Irish from Mississippi, found a unique way to show her support for the Longest Walk northern route. She's donating all sales from her homemade lip balm and soap to the walkers.
"I decided to help support the Longest Walk 3 Northern Route for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, I lost a dear uncle to diabetes just a few years ago. He was a fighter to the end, even after they had to amputate his feet, and then his legs. It was too late for him, but there are so many thousands of others who can reverse their diabetes by making changes in their diet and exercise habits. Even small lifestyle changes can make a huge difference.
"Secondly, when I heard that Chris Francisco, my friend of several years, had volunteered to be the coordinator for the Longest Walk 3 Northern Route, I didn't hesitate to offer my help. I wasn't sure what I could do at first. I tried to organize an event, but it didn't pan out. So I decided to put my little home-based business (http://www.provherbials.com/) to work and created Special Edition lip balms and soaps to sell as fundraisers in support. They sell pretty well, too! At the University of Washington Winter Powwow in January, we totally sold out of the Vanilla lip balm (in the manly black tubes!) and sold out of the Cedar & Sage soap as well. I am busily making more for online orders and for upcoming powwows. ALL of the money from the sales go directly to the LWNR3, 100%, I keep nothing.
"The LWNR3 Walkers will need continuous support for gas, food, water and other necessities, and people can help support them by making direct donations on the LWNR3 website http://www.earthbornproductions.com/ or by purchasing lip balms or soap from http://www.provherbials.com/ Either way 100% of donations and purchases will go to aid the Walkers on their journey across the nation, taking with them the message that we CAN reverse diabetes in Native America."
Yakoke and Many Blessings, Cindi
Cindi also serves as website administrator for the LW northern route: http://www.earthbornproductions.com/
Lip balms and soap: http://www.provherbials.com
Contact her at: dancingrabbit2011@yahoo.com
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Longest Walk Northern Route cell contacts: Contacts: Chris Francisco at (503) 515-6239 or Christina 'qui-qui' at (360) 241-6562