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Confusion, mistrust remains in Indian land redress
nts Confusion, mistrust remains in Indian land redress Shirley Butterfly DeVolve inherited 52 acres on Montana's vast Blackfeet Indian Reservation when her father died in 1980. The problem is, a part of an acre is on this ridge, a fraction of an acre in that valley, one-hundredth of an acre here and there. Dozens of relatives own tiny adjacent parcels, making it difficult for anyone to use or sell the land. DeVolve, 57, has a map of the parcels, much of it leased for decades by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs to private interests for cattle grazing. But the federal government _ which serves as trustee for some 56 million acres of land owned by tens of thousands of American Indians and Alaska Natives _ seldom sent checks, DeVolve said.. » read more
US Settles Historic Native American Lawsuit
The U.S. government says it has settled a long-running lawsuit against the Department of the Interior for mismanagement of trust fund accounts held by hundreds of thousands of Native Americans. The settlement ends a 13-year legal battle to resolve a dispute that dates back to the late-1800s. The legal settlement will cost the U.. » read more
SACRED WATER COALITION
Update on Proposed Commercial Well next to Montezuma Well On March 15th , 2010 the Yavapai County Supervisors voted to grant Montezuma Rimrock Water Company a Use Permit to operate a commercial well less than 300 feet from Montezuma Well National Monument. The Supervisors chose to ignore County ordinances requiring setbacks for the well head from neighboring property boundaries, and other County ordinances including the requirement for public participation in the process and required notification of significant parties affected by this action including Montezuma Well National Monument itself. Claiming over and over again that the permit application was a land use decision and not a water issue the Supervisors seemed to be unaware that the land use is for a commercial well which obviously is a water issue. If this logic is considered legally correct by County and State Laws, clearly, there is a need to modify these laws as this logic is obviously incoherent at best. Arizona law in regards to land and water is entirely archaic, perhaps even Neanderthal.. » read more
Genocide on Pine Ridge
The U.S. Campaign to solve the "Indian problem" (they have the land and the whites want it) continues today! Through the intentionally inept policies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and various laws passed by Congress, this Reservation has been transformed from a paradise 150 years ago to less than 3rd world status. The poorest, most disease ridden community in the good old US of A. Posted March 12, 2010 VIEW VIDEO http://www.. » read more
Native Indian Genocide: Parallels in Palestine
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20 Dec 2007 Lakota Indian Nation declared independence from United States!!
That one word evokes many emotions and concepts. To many in the United States it equates to treason and rebellion. This sad fact is a result of ignorance. If a man has the right to vote but is always told that voting is pointless, or worse illegal, and he believes such to be the truth it cannot be said that he truly has such a right. It has not always been so.. » read more
Chief Luther Standing Bear
Jan. 11, 2010 "True, the white man brought great change. But the varied fruits of his civilization, though highly colored and inviting, are sickening and deadening. And if it be the part of civilization to maim, rob, and thwart, then what is progress? I am going to venture that the man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures, and acknowledging unity with the universe of things, was infusing into his being the true essence of civilization... » read more
The Great Gathering - One Voice One People One Earth
Dec. 20, 2009 We are in a unique time on the planet; humanity is now facing a crossroad. The choices we make today will affect our children for generations to come. By coming together in our hearts, we can and will create the change we want to see in the world. Every day more people are awakening to understand that we must act responsibly and act now to create this change.. » read more
Coast to Coast Radio YouTube - Important Broadcast on 'The Gathering'
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Indian tribes buy back thousands of acres of land
Dec. 28, 2009 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Native American tribes tired of waiting for the U.S. government to honor centuries-old treaties are buying back land where their ancestors lived and putting it in federal trust.. » read more
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