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NEWS AND NOTES FROM INDIAN COUNTRY February 1, 2005 Susan Bates

DONALD TRUMP SUING TO BECOME SEMINOLE CASINO PARTNER According to an article in the Miami Herald, Millionaire Donald Trump is suing the Cordish Company, developers of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, claiming they used his name to promote the project. According to Frank Fantini, publisher of the Gaming Morning Report, a casino industry trade publication, said that after studying the court documents that Trump likely filed suit once he learned the Tampa and Hollywood casinos were making a profit. The Cordish Company is expected to earn at least $120 million after just one year of partnership with the Seminoles. Trump's Atlantic City Casinos are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>   TVA LAND SWAP DEAL WOULD JEOPARDIZE CULTURAL SITES According to a report from Indianz.com, a move is under way to swap land between the Tennessee Valley Association and a private land developer. The proposed golf coarse, lake front homes and condos would defile many cultural sites. Tribal leaders are mounting protests. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>   INDIANS PROTEST ENGLISH ONLY BILL According to an article which appeared in the Arizona Republic, more than 500 representatives of Arizona's 22 Indian tribes met at the state Capitol to voice their opposition to the English only proposal which is now before the legislature. " Vivian Juan-Saunders, chairwoman of the Tohono O'odham Nation and president of the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, called the measure "divisive, objectionable and unnecessary" and was " reminiscent of government boarding schools where Indian children suffered verbal and physical abuse for using their Native languages." "Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr., said he was beginning to feel like tribes are an endangered species. 'One hundred years from now, 500 years from now, we want to be Navajo people, talking in our Navajo language, telling our stories in our Navajo language.' " <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>   MEANWHILE... Meanwhile, down in Corpus Christi ,Texas, a road widening project connecting South Padre Island Drive to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, has been slowed because of an ancient burial site. Carbon dating is expected to show these people lived from 2500 B.C. to 1000 A.D. and were probably relatives of the Karankawas. Although the transportation department knew about the burial grounds before construction began in June 2000, officials said they didn't mention the burial ground earlier because they were concerned looters might scavenge bones and ancient tools. The road work is scheduled to be finished in September of this year. Information from: Corpus Christi Caller-Times, <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ON A PERSONAL NOTE... I'd like to tell you a little about a project I'm involved in. There is a terrible disease ravishing parts of this world - much worse than AIDS. It's called Leprosy and it has been around for thousands of years. I doubt if any of my readers know a leper. I don't. But leprosy runs rampant in 3rd world countries. Ostracized by family and society, these people's bodies literally rot away. I found an organization that donates hand made bandages to the lepers of the world. These are easily crocheted or knitted out of undyed bedspread cotton. I know some of you are busy making baby clothes for Newborns In Need. Maybe a few more of you will find it in your hearts to make bandages for the lowest of the low. Millions of bandages are needed. If you are interested, you can check out the web site at http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bandages.html or Contact: Latter-day Saint Humanitarian Center 1665 Bennett Road Salt Lake City, UT 84104 USA Telephone: (801) 240-6060 Hours: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday OR Rising Star Outreach c/o Becky Douglas 6241 Indian River Dr, Norcross, GA 30092 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

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