Iraqis Introduced To Powwows
According to an article from the AP, three Cherokee Nation marshals who
are serving in the US Army in Iraq are organizing a powwow for the Iraqi
citizens - now that they are Federally Recognized
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Ancient Cancer Treatment Given Credence
Native Americans have been curing cancer with Chaparral, an evergreen
desert shrub, for thousands of years. Now the medical community, who
once labelled the herb as useless and dangerous, has announced that
extensive studies has shown it may be beneficial in the treatment of
some cancers. The good news is that people who have never been offered
this herb will
now be able to benefit from it. The bad news is that the government will
probably ban the sale of the herb.
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Washington State Returns Sacred Acre To Suquamish Tribe
According to an article that appeared in the Seattle Times, the
Washington State Parks Commission has returned the 1-acre Old Man House
State Park to the Suquamish Tribe. The waterfront property, located on
the edge of Kitsap Peninsula, was the "Mother Village" of the tribe and
the site of Chief Seattle's longhouse. Local residents had mixed
reactions to the return.
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Bush Courts Amish Vote
I thought I had seen just about everything until I saw President Bush
campaigning to a group of Amish citizens last week on TV. To my
knowledge, the Amish aren't big on voting.... But with a tight
presidential race brewing, I guess he's just covering all the bases.
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Stupid Quotes of the Week
But I don't think anything can top this Bushism..........
President Bush, who was invited to speak at a symposium of minority
journalists, was asked by columnist Mark Trahant, "What do you think
tribal sovereignty means in the 21st century and how do we resolve
conflicts between tribes and the federal and state governments?"
In true Bush form, the president responded, "Tribal sovereignty means
that, it's sovereign. You're a -- you're a -- you have been given
sovereignty and you're viewed as a sovereign entity."
Unless it's this quote by Jesse Jackson who was responding to reporter
Brent Merrill's question,... "as you saw today at the president's
conference, the leader of the free world does not understand tribal
sovereignty. What would you do in your estimation, Reverend, what would
you do and how would you advise tribes to educate our folks, just
exactly what tribal sovereignty is?
Jesse Jackson: "The President explained. You just didn't understand.
Sovereignty is sovereignty. You understand? It's like in sovereignity.
If you are on a reservation, you have been soverized. Your Ph.D. is in
soverbication. You understand? I don't think you understand.
Brent Merrill: "You're right. I didn't understand that.
Jesse Jackson: "Well, needless to say -- needless to say that the
sovereignty of American – Native American tribes are federally
protected rights. As long as Native Americans were perishing on those
reservations it didn't matter to states. But now that you have gaming on
the reservations and economic development on the reservations, and
indeed in some states voting on the reservations, the state now wants to
impose itself on the federally protected sovereignty of the
states........."
Oye Vay!
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