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WOTANGING IKCHE- NATIVE AMERICAN NEWS
VOLUME 14, ISSUE 036
Distributed by Gary Night Owl
EDITORIAL
CONTENTS LIST
ELDER QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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EDITORIAL
By: Gary Smith |
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O'siyo Brothers and Sister!
As more and more funds are diverted for this
administrations war efforts in the mid-east the impact is being felt
where it hurts worst
on the reservations. Less funding is available for support for our
elders and youth programs.
The average Joe Blow has never been to Red Lake, Pine Ridge or Window
Rock. In his mind's eye there is a town center where youth can get jobs
or find recreational opportunities to occupy idle time.
Some reservations like Qualla (Cherokee) do have a strip where the
tourists buy souvenirs, but there are few job opportunities and fewer
venues for escapism. As the lead article in this issue points out on
Pine Ridge the loss of the youth program signaled the closure of any
meaningful forms of recreation for young people on Pine Ridge.
Winter nears and those same funding shortfalls are going to create huge
burdens for the elders.
While I admit I don't have great answers I can tell you keeping funds
home where it is needed is one place to start repairing the
damage. I remember when the U.S. government had a surplus. That was one
president ago.
If you think this sort of governmental neglect is restricted to Native
Peoples in the United States read another article in this issue,
"Recognition sought for new Native Society".
Dohiyi Ani Oginalii
Gary Smith (*,*)
wotanging@bellsouth.net
P. O. Box 672168 (`-') gars@nanews.org
Marietta, GA 30006, U.S.A. ===w=w===
http://www.nanews.org
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CONTENTS LIST OF ARTICLES IN
VOLUME 14, ISSUE 036
FOR ARTICLES GOT TO
WOTANGING IKCHE-Native American News
- Youth Program's Demise Leaves 'Nothing To Do'
- Cobell Shifts Strategy To Keep Judge On Case
- Open Letter From Elouise Cobell
- Trust Deal 'A Joke,' Indians Tell U.S. Senators
- N. M. Tribes Fight BIA's Education Reorganization
- Tribes Want Rights Protected
- Rights Of Way Draft Report Draws Ire
- Plume: Live Up To Your Obligations
- Editorial: BIA To Blame For O'odham Road Woes
- Native Americans Still Poorest In United States
- Makah Nation Faces Emergency As Water Nearly Out
- Wisconsin Oneida Aim To Put 3,256 Acres In Trust
- Program Helps Bring Financial Independence
- Superintendent Wants To Empower Indian Communities
- Winnebago's It Company Sees Success Worldwide
- Acoma Pueblo Welcomes Visitors To Sky City
- Congressional Hearing Focuses On Native Languages
- Language Loss Can Be Reversed
- Tribal Languages, At Your Fingertips
- Yellow Bird: Tribe Must Get House In Order
- Giago: Where Have All The Leaders Gone?
- Recognition Sought For New Native Society
- Me'tis Group Still Solicits Donations
- New Relationship Meeting Held In Old Massett
- Don't Arm Border Guards On Reserves: Natives
- Mcguinty Says No To Protesters Settling In
- Ottawa Cuts Funds For Special Needs Students
- From One Warrior To Another...
- 'Trail Of Tears' Campaign Across Canada
- Using Native Culture To Keep Kids In Class
- Caledonia Ruling: Call For Premier To Clarify
- Million Dollar Drug Bust In Border Region
- EZLN At 6th Comission For Yucatan Indigenous Gathering
- Veterans Exposed To Radiation Lose Court Ruling
- Update On September 12 LPDC Activities
- Native Prisoner -- Tulalip Drug Court In Line For Award
- Rustywire: Clara Peeling Potatoes
- Lee Goins Poem: Carolina Awake
- Verse: Hawaiian Book Of Days
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"Our languages connect us to our
ancestors, our traditional ways of life and our histories. For us, the
survival of our cultures and identities is inextricably linked to the
survival of our languages."
"If our languages die, then it is inevitable that our cultures will die
next." -- Ryan Wilson, Oglala Lakota President of the National Indian
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