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Yesterday, the home of my good friends, Alex and Debra White Plume, burnt to the ground. Gratefully, no one was injured. Nonetheless, they had built the home themselves and raised their children and grandchildren there. Because they had the chance to build their own home, they did not have to live in the government housing designed to keep our people from the land. The home was their shelter on the territory of the Lakota Nation on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. I don’t suppose there is anyway to understand this kind of loss. On TV, in these kinds of disasters, they always say, ‘well, it was only things that were lost and thank god everyone got out ok.’ True enough about the people. But I don’t believe that in a real home it’s only things: there is a spirit there, like anywhere, and that spirit nurtures us. When it is wounded we are wounded. All of the excellent work that Alex and Debra have done for our people all of these years came out of this home. All of Debra and Alex’s records, books, reports, studies, art, and irreplaceable records of the Native and Indigenous movement over the past 40 years were, of course, lost along with their home. Consequently, their loss is a loss to all of us interested in the preservation of our culture and history. I love Alex and Debra like the family they are and admire them more than I can express. I have had no idea of how to respond to this tragedy. Everyone is offering to do what they can, but what can we really do besides pray and invoke the spirit of the ancestors who share in the tragedies of all our people and help us, in their wisdom, to heal. Well, I thought, I can at least donate some money and ask our network of family, allies and friends to do the same. None of us are wealthy people but I’ve seen, through my work with Debra and Alex, what allies united can achieve. Even if it’s only $5, they can buy a 12 pack of socks or $20 will get a pair of coveralls at Walmart. Banding together, I think we really can be of help in the short term. This is not tax deductible. This isn’t a contribution for any advocacy or any of our work. It’s just to help friends. I admit that this is somewhat selfish on my part because I feel so helpless and felt the need to do something. But if any of you feel the same way, let’s come together and help out. * send check donations payable to SGF/WSDP to the following address  (Crescent Valley) Main office: P.O. Box 211308 Crescent Valley, NV  89821 775-468-0230 * Checks or money orders or I suppose even cash can be sent to Alex and Debra White Plume, PO Box 535, Manderson, SD 57756. If you have any questions, give me a call in New York at 917-751-4239. * to make a donation using Paypal, go to "make a donation"on the Seventh Generation Fund website. Pila maya yelo. Kent Lebsock Owe Aku (Bring Back the Way) International Justice & Human Rights Project 917-751-4239 iamkent@verizon.netSouth Dakota: lakota1@gwtc.net www.bringbacktheway.com "nobody standing by is innocent..."

ACTION ALERT! URGENT ACTION ALERT!! DEADLINE APPROACHING! YUCCA MOUNTAIN, SACRED TO THE SHOSHONE & MAJOR FAULT ZONE, IN IMMINENT DANGER! DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MOVES PLANS FORWARD TO TURN YUCCA MOUNTAIN INTO NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD DEADLINE JANUARY 10, 2008. Public hearings have not been well attended, statements mostly in favor of the plan to put all of the nuclear waste in the country in this one sacred place. Activists were told that if we do not go on record with a statement, we will have no legal recourse later on. Local papers & media spin have recently stated that opposition to the nuke dump had dropped off since the passing of Corbin Harney. The nuclear reps are confident to the point of acting like it's a done deal. LETS PROVE THEM WRONG! MAKE YOUR COMMENT NOW & TAKE ACTION!! Yucca Mountain is sacred to the Shoshone as an herb gathering site, for rituals, and as a part of their stories. Yucca Mountain is known in Shoshone language as Snake Mountain. Indeed it looks like a snake. It is said that the snake was headed north when it froze where it is. Further more it is said that it will move again and "flip around". Geologists say that there are thirteen different fault lines running through it. Citizens can make an oral statement at the scheduled public hearings or fill out a form and mail it in to EIS Office U.S. Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Mgmt, 1551 Hillshire dr. Las Vegas, NV, 89195-7308 or by e-mail at EIS_Office@ymp.gov. HERE ARE TALKING POINTS: http://www.h-o-m-e.org/Yucca/index.htm "The eyes of the elders are on us. The fate of the unborn is rolling toward the cliff, the voice of Corbin Harney is ringing in my ears, "It's on your shoulders now...". Info from Bear Dyken. mdyken@goldrush.com. YUCCA MOUNTAIN FACT SHEET, TALKING POINTS, & MORE INFO: Healing Ourselves & Mother Earth http://www.h-o-m-e.org/ The DOE released two Draft Supplemental Environmen-tal Impact Statements related to repository changes and rail transportation of high-level waste in Nevada. Inyo County CA- Excellent Draft Impacts Assessment Report Comments due by 1/18/08 -- If we remain unable to imagine a world where love can be recognized as a unifying principle that can lead us to seek and use power wisely, then we will remain wedded to a culture of domination that requires us to choose power over love. ~bell hooks

ACTION ALERT! Phone or email TransCanada and tell them no pipeline without Lubicon agreement! This is an easy five minute action that can make a big difference- not only to the Lubicon Cree but for the rest of the planet as well. STEPS FOR THE ACTION: By Phone: Starting today, phone TransCanada Pipelines -- toll free 1.800.661.3805 (or in Calgary at 403-920-2000) 2. Let them know you are a concerned citizen . Tell the company you strongly oppose any pipeline through Lubicon territory without Lubicon agreement, that the company must obtain that agreement before approaching the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board. A sample script is below but always remember that a similar message in your own words has a much stronger impact. Hi, my name is _________ and I am calling to express my strong opposition to TransCanada Pipelines announced plans to seek Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (or AEUB) approval to build the North Central Corridor pipeline. This pipelines runs through the middle of unceded Lubicon territory and your company does not have Lubicon agreement to use their land in this way. I demand that you seek this agreement before going any further. Thank you. By Email: Compose your own message or simply copy and paste the above message (but write your name on the blank and change 'calling' to 'writing' of course ) into your own email browser and send to the CEO of TransCanada , Harold Kvisle, c/o his "Associate" Janna Laberge at: janna_laberge@transcanada.com If you like you can also cc a copy to Stelmach at: fortsaskatchewan.vegreville@assembly.ca and the Alberta EUB at: bill.tilleman@eub.ca Thanks!! friends of the Lubicon Alberta

FY – Please do what you can to support the Lipan Apache - - links are posted on the bottom. Forward this on…. From: Tamez, Margomtamez@wsu.edu Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 Press Release: For Wide Distribution From: Margo Tamez (Lipan Apache, Jumano Apache) December 6, 2007 Chertoff Announces Eminent Occupation of Land Title Holders Refusing to Sign NSA Waivers Dear supporters of the Lipan Apache Women Title Holder Defenders: Ahi'i'e for all your wonderful outpouring of support to our elders of El Calaboz. We need your help on our continuing efforts to protect and keep safe the elders of our struggle against U.S. tyranny. Today we have serious news to share and to update on the situation unfolding in the traditional lands of the Lipan Apache communities of the Mexico-US militarized border region. Chertoff announced plans to force occupation of South Texas families who refuse to allow the government access to their lands. See the story in the Houston Chronical http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5357676.html United States occupation of South Texas people refusing Homeland Security access to their traditional lands is EMINENT. 'Refusers' such as the Lipan Apache Land Grant Women Defense, led by my mother, Dr. Eloisa Garcia Tamez (Lipan Apache, Basque-Apache), in the rancheria of El Calaboz, have frustrated the NSA, Border Patrol and Army Corps of Engineers officials for over two years, and increasingly in the last two months. Using tactics such as public announcements over the news service, used as intimidation and as psychological warfare--NSA/Chertoff exploits the press to prepare the nation to invade South Texas--and indigenous peoples--who are being 'architected as the perpetual enemies of the United States. This is an old story of genocidal tactics and militarization. This scenario played out before, in 19th century, in 20th century. And now the 21st, my mother, the 'child of lightning ceremony', is fighting for the vestiges of our traditional lands. My mother, and the ancestors of 'the place where the Lipan pray', have been critical to our land-based struggle, and they are leaders in an Apache struggle in the Mexico-US International Boundary region. Our elder voices direct us in a huge role that Apache people will play in standing up against tyranny of the settler society. We cannot do this without the support and the solidarity of our indigenous sisters and brothers who are also at the forefront of the 21st century battles for our rights as indigenous peole with ancient footprints on this land. My mother, at this stage of our community-based struggle, indicates that she is prepared to receive national and international support for our small community on the peripheries of U.S. empire. She wrote a comment on the page of this newsstory out of Houston, Texas. Today we are submitting our comments to the Environmental Impact Statement authorities, and parallel to that we are submitting an indepth case study of our histories under U.S., Mexican, Spanish, Vatican and corporate domination to the International Indian Treaty Council shadow report to be submitted to the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination in December. Please read Chertoff's public announcement to occupy South Texas oppressed groups, and pass on WIDELY to all networks. I'm going to attache the CENSORED story, so new folks to our struggle can become educated rapidly. In peace in the struggle against tyranny. Margo Tamez (Lipan Apache, Jumano Apache) http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2007/11/urgent-call-for-help-homeland-security.html Urgent Call for Help from Lipan Apache Women Defense http://www.kpfk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3574&Itemid=79&lang=en American Indian Airwaves interview of Margo Tamez: "The Militarization of Indigenous Women's Lives at the Mexico-U.S. International Boundary." http://www.nativewiki.org/Margo_Tamez

FYI – Please do what you can to oppose this project – a major assault on the Western Shoshone Nation – we will be sending further details with ways you can voice your opinion. Public Hearing today in D.C. – written comment deadline January 10th – more details to follow… Dec. 04, 2007 Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE PROJECT: Yucca plans draw public's ire Criticisms voiced in packed hearing room at Cashman Center By KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL Southern Nevadans showed up in force Monday to voice concerns about the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, saying the transportation risks are too great, the design has too many shortcomings and the government's nuclear weapons testing track record cast doubt on the project. One speaker, Ian Zabarte of the Western Shoshone National Council, drew some of the loudest applause from the crowd of more than 200 that packed a hearing room at the Cashman Center when he accused the Energy Department of "environmental racism." "A moral people with ethical scientists cannot condone the use of such practices to the benefit of the nuclear industry," Zabarte said. He suggested that tribes along all transportation corridors "and especially those with tourism-based economies and gaming facilities must be assessed for stigma-related impacts." "Transportation of waste to Yucca Mountain would place a disproportionate burden upon the Western Shoshone nation and has not been addressed in the (supplemental impact statement). It is environmental racism," he said. Only a handful of the 53 who signed up to speak at the hearing favored the Energy Department's plans. They said the draft supplemental impact statement for surface facilities to handle nuclear waste canisters, and another analysis of building a rail line from Caliente to reach the mountain, are improvements over the final impact document issued in 2002. "The fact the SEIS (supplement) shows impacts to Nevada from transportation is small confirms what we found," said Paul Seidler, a senior director for the Nuclear Energy Institute in Las Vegas. The institute is a lobbying organization for the nuclear power industry. In all, 212 people, most from Southern Nevada, attended the hearing in addition to the two dozen Energy Department employees and consultants on hand to answer questions and explain exhibits. In comparison, Yucca Mountain hearings last month in Hawthorne, Caliente, Reno-Sparks, Amargosa Valley, Goldfield and Lone Pine, Calif., drew a combined 244 public attendees. Of those, a total of 71 spoke at the hearings, said Allen Benson, the senior Department of Energy official and spokesman at the Las Vegas hearing. "It's a tremendous turnout," he said. "I think a lot of people take this seriously. It's important that they come out and talk to us about their views." That they did, from the first speaker, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, to a former Yucca Mountain Project worker, Robin Drew, who bemoaned how project officials have opposed her in a legal battle over compensation for carpal tunnel syndrome. Goodman weighed in on the federal agency's plans for transporting nuclear waste across the nation and especially through the Las Vegas Valley, saying privately before he took the podium, "It's a disaster waiting to happen." In his public comments, Goodman said, "If the material is as safe as we're told it is, let it stay where it presently exists." He said no one can guarantee that an accident won't happen "or, God forbid, the act of a terrorist." Robert Halstead, transportation adviser for the Nevada Nuclear Projects Agency, emphasized in his remarks that spent fuel "is lethal" and that the 77,000 tons of it and highly radioactive defense waste destined for a maze of tunnels to be dug in Yucca Mountain contain far more fission products than were released by the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in World War II. Each truck cask of spent nuclear fuel would contain 350,000 curies of radioactive cesium and strontium, or about 20 to 30 times the amount of fission products released by the Hiroshima bomb, Halstead said. "Every dedicated train hauling three or four rail casks would contain more cesium-137 than the total amount released during the Chernobyl nuclear power accident," he said. Halstead noted that since the DOE's last impact statement five years ago, the residential population within a half-mile of the rail route through Las Vegas has doubled, from 45,000 to about 90,000. Irene Navis, planning manager for the Clark County Nuclear Waste Program, said the Energy Department's plans lack details, especially regarding an increased inventory of waste to be disposed that one project official has said will increase the life-cycle cost from $58 billion to $78 billion. "We don't know what's up with a second repository," Navis said. In concept, she said, there could be "twice as much waste, which means twice as many shipments for twice as many years. ... So far it's not clear. We're looking for answers." Contact reporter Keith Rogers at krogers@reviewjournal.com or (702) 383-0308.

Please do what you can……… Please let your voices be heard! The Department of Energy’s website, as well as the color glossy environmental impact reports on the Nuclear Waste Repository and Transportation plan, sugar-coats this deadly proposed operation. Health and environmental impacts of this massive transportation and dumping plan will be felt across the nation and especially in the tribal and poor communities. Many concerns are not addressed, beginning with the fact that this is not U.S. land. It is Western Shoshone land, recognized by the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley, which the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has recently mandated that the US must freeze, desist and stop any further destructive activities on Shoshone lands. Until the past is corrected and the present stage of land rights is settled, no licenses should be issued for future operations. Furthermore, there is no procedure nor funding specified for the inevitable "accidents" inherent in transporting this deadly material across the nation and storing it in a mountain moving on active fault lines over a major aquifer. Talking points and further information is available at: www.h-o-m-e.org/Yucca/index.htm. For tribes, a tribal concerns report is attached. To review Yucca Mountain history, read the attached copy of Cheney's "Nuclear Fuel management and Disposal Act" submitted to Bush on April 5, 2006. The legislation to construct this travesty has already been passed. We each need to contact our Congress people to insist that this be repealed. The action in question today is to stop the issuing of the license to proceed with the construction and implementation of this madness! For more information select here. For new information on the entire nuclear chain and your health, go to www.h-o-m-e.org/Index. Also, check out www.InyoYucca.org for their excellent recent impacts assessment report and Matt Gaffney's article in E Magazine. WHAT YOU CAN DO: TODAY – Wednesday DECEMBER 5th, 2007: The Dept. of Energy is concluding its round of hearings for public comment on both the Yucca Mountain repository and the rail/trucking transportation system for highly dangerous radioactive waste. The hearing is today from 2:00 - 5:00 pm (EST) at: The Marriott at MetroCenter 775 12th St. NW Washington, DC Fax questions &/or comments to: (800) 967-0739 Call in " " " to: (800) 967-3477 Questions and comments may also be posted on the Radioactive Waste Management website: www.ocrwm.doe.gov Submit written comments on or before Jan. 10, 2008. Talking points, Yucca Mtn. for Dummies and contact info are available at: www.h-o-m-e.org/Yucca/index.htm. Request extensions of time to study and submit reports – see attached extension request from the State of Nevada. Pass Tribal Council, City Council or State legislative actions reflecting your opinion – send them to the DOE. documents in .pdf format Richard B. Cheney, Pres. of the Senate, April 5, 2006 Office of Public Affairs, Apr. 4, 2007. Depart. of Energy Issues National Environmental Policy Act Documents for Public Comment Tribal concerns about the Yucca mountain repository: an Ethnographic investigation of the Moapa band of paiutes and the Las Vegas paiute colony Office of the Governor, Agency for Nuclear Projects , Nov. 2, 2007, Extension request

Please do what you can to help. Porcupine Clinic Out of Heat By Stephanie M. Schwartz, Freelance Writer Member, Native American Journalists Association October 26, 2007 Firestone, Colorado Porcupine Clinic, located in the small community of Porcupine, South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Oglala Lakota [Sioux] Reservation is out of heat. According to Stella White Eyes, Administrative Assistant for the Clinic, the Clinic has closed its doors until it can find resources to fund their heating costs. Porcupine Clinic is the only independent Indian community-controlled health clinic in the United States. It is not connected with the Federal Indian Health Services (IHS) program and is funded primarily by grants and donations. Unfortunately, those resources have become exceptionally rare this year. Porcupine Clinic opened its doors in 1992 and serves the entire Reservation as well as the Porcupine District in which it is located. Patients are billed according to their ability to pay and many patients, including low-income Elders and children, receive free health care there. In 2004, the Porcupine Clinic opened its dialysis unit, saving countless lives of those diabetic patients who could not journey 120 miles away to Rapid City for needed dialysis treatment several times a week. The only other dialysis treatment available on the 11,000 square mile (2.7 million acres) Reservation is located in the small IHS Hospital in the community of Pine Ridge. But that facility hosts only a handful of dialysis beds, is up to 100 miles away from the more remote areas of the Reservation, and is completely unable to treat the vast need of the entire Reservation. Recent statistics state that the diabetes rate on Pine Ridge is 800% that of the National average and the life expectancy rate is 52 to 58 years old. It is said that 55% of the adults on Pine Ridge over the age of 40 have diabetes. Ms. White Eyes states that the Clinic has been unable to pay their annual propane tank rental fees of $245 (for both the Clinic and dialysis unit tanks) or for the propane to fill them. They have three tanks: a thousand gallon tank which services the main clinic and two five hundred gallon tanks servicing the dialysis unit. The minimum propane delivery from their provider, Western Cooperative (WESTCO) out of Chadron and Hay Springs, Nebraska, is $360. If all the tanks were filled, at $1.69 per gallon, it would cost well over $3,000. Further, that will need to happen more than once this winter. While the dialysis unit helps to fund at least part of its own propane use, the Clinic is out of funding now, just as winter is approaching fast. Harvey Iron Boy, Porcupine District Vice President and Head Man, spoke of the vital role that the Clinic plays in the local district as well as the Reservation as a whole. Not only are the health care services, bi-lingual assistance, diabetic education, and dialysis treatments all meeting critical needs on the Reservation but there are more basic needs met by the Clinic as well. He pointed out that locals often come into the Clinic simply to get warm on days when they have no heat in their own homes. Ms. White Eyes has contacted various non-profits and assistance organizations but has largely gone unanswered. Link Center Foundation, a small all-volunteer non-profit organization out of Longmont, Colorado, was contacted this week and was also unable to help. With their own heating assistance program for the elders and disabled on the Reservation struggling due to lack of donations, there simply was no funding available to help the Clinic. However, Audrey Link, Founder/President of the Link Center Foundation (www.LinkCenterFoundation.org), personally paid the $245 out of her own pocket for the annual tank rental fees for the Porcupine Clinic and dialysis unit on Friday. Largely retired and on limited income herself, Link stated that “She couldn’t go to sleep tonight if she thought the dialysis patients and Clinic were going to lose their propane tanks. At least now, if they can raise any money at all elsewhere, they can use the money for propane to fill them.” Anyone wishing to donate towards propane fuel for the Porcupine Clinic may do so directly to the propane company. Please contact: Loretta at Western Cooperative (WESTCO) 170 Bordeaux St – Chadron, NE 69337-2342 Call Toll Free 800-762-9906 Credit Card and Bank Card donations by phone will be accepted. Small donations are also welcome and will accumulate until the minimum delivery has been reached and then the company will make a delivery of propane to the Clinic. Please clearly mark any donation “For Porcupine Clinic.” Donations may also be sent directly to the Clinic. For more information, please contact: Porcupine Clinic Stella White Eyes, Administrative Assistant P.O. Box 99 – Porcupine, SD 57772 Internet Information: http://www.lakotamall.com/porcupine/ Phone: 605-867-5655 Note: Due to lack of heat, there may or may not be anyone available to answer the phone at the Clinic at this time. Please leave a message. Stephanie M. Schwartz may be reached at SilvrDrach@Gmail.com Visit other writings of Stephanie M. Schwartz at www.SilvrDrach.homestead.com This article may be reprinted, reproduced, and/or re-distributed unedited with proper attribution and sourcing for non-profit, educational, news, or archival purposes.

Please check out this video, sent by Seventh Generation Fund’s sister, Mariana Xuncax, (Mariana Francisco mxuncax@clinicaromero.com) of Maya Vision. It documents the eviction of Mayas from their community for a Canadian Company (Skye Resources) It also provides information at the end to contact the company directly. Guatemalan military evicting Mayan villagers to make way for a Canadian nickel mining operation see video at: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q20YxkM-CGI Take action -- write a letter, pass this on -- for solidarity thank you,

For Immediate Release August 29, 2007 Contacts: Paula Palmer, Global Response, 303 444-0306 ext.103 paula@globalresponse.org Glenn Morris, Colorado American Indian Movement, 303 519-2423, gtm303@gmail.com Betty Ball, Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, 303 444 6981, betty@rmpjc.org Juan Stewart, CU Indigenous Support Network, 303 506 9648, juan.stewart@colorado.edu Kara Martinez, Denver Justice and Peace Committee, 303 623 1463, kara@denjustpeace.org Glenn Spagnuola, Stop Newmont Coalition, 720-771-4669, rockymtn.spags@att.net Human Rights and Environmental Groups to Protest Award to Newmont CEO Marriott Hotel Revokes Contract for Alternative Award Ceremony to Western Shoshone Carrie Dann Miner trapped by Cave-in at Newmont Mine in Nevada When Denver’s elite arrive at the Downtown Marriott Hotel for Denver University’s annual fund-raising Korbel Dinner on Aug 30, they will be met by protesters from around the state. While DU’s Graduate School of International Studies presents its “International Bridge-Building Award” to Newmont CEO Wayne Murdy, protesters will serve Murdy with a Citation for building Newmont’s bridge on a foundation of human rights and environmental abuses. GSIS Dean Tom Farer has refused to revoke the award to Murdy, over objections from a majority of GSIS tenured faculty and protests from communities that are directly affected by Newmont gold mines around the world. The protesters, representing a host of Colorado-based non-profit organizations, will present what they call the “REAL International Bridge Builder’s Award” to Western Shoshone elder Carrie Dann. But the honoring ceremony will have to be held on public sidewalks now because the Marriott revoked the groups’ contract to hold the honoring ceremony in the Hotel’s Molly Brown room. More information on the Western Shoshone can be found at www.wsdp.org. In an email to the groups, Marriott’s Director of Event Planning Joe Humerickhouse wrote that the “Hotel see (sic) the Thursday event "Presentation by Carrie Dann" as a conflict of interest to a current piece of business” -- clearly a reference to DU’s Korbel Dinner. It is unknown who pressured the Marriott to revoke its contract for the meeting room, but Glenn Morris of Colorado’s American Indian Movement, said, “This is reminiscent of Newmont changing the location for its annual shareholder's meeting three times a couple of years ago, for fear of negative scrutiny. Newmont doesn't want its record exposed, DU is embarrassed, and their response is to muscle the Marriott into trying to silence our voice by denying us a venue. Of course, they will not succeed, and we will be there, and we will have our say.” In Western Shoshone Territories, a Newmont miner was reported missing yesterday after a cave-in at a mine owned jointly by Newmont and Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp. It is feared the miner is trapped in the underground Getchell Mine. In June, another miner was killed when ground gave way at Newmont’s Midas mine. Both mines are near Winnemucca, Nevada. On five continents, Newmont-affected communities are constantly engaged in protests, marches and litigation to defend their natural resources and their rights. Oxfam America, Amnesty International and the World Resources Institute have documented community charges against Newmont for contaminating drinking water; polluting rivers and oceans with toxic waste including cyanide, mercury and arsenic; colluding with police and military in order to intimidate, brutalize and detain community activists; bribery; and depriving local fishermen and farmers of their lands and livelihoods. In April, Newmont shareholders passed a resolution requiring an investigation into the company’s relations with the communities affected by its mines. A report will be presented to shareholders at the 2008 meeting. “Why is DU giving an award to a corporation whose own shareholders have moved to investigate the negative human rights and environmental impacts of their operations?” asks Kara Martinez, a GSIS alumna who coordinates the Denver Justice and Peace Committee. “This award is an unforgivable affront to many thousands of people whose lives, livelihoods and natural resources are forever marred by Newmont’s mines,” says Paula Palmer, executive director of Boulder-based Global Response. Carrie Dann, representing the Western Shoshone Defense Project, said, “Newmont has done nothing to address the impact of their operations on the ongoing human rights violations against the Western Shoshone.” The Colorado American Indian Movement, the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, Global Response, Denver Justice and Peace Committee, the Stop Newmont Coalition and the University of Colorado’s Indigenous Support Network are calling on their members and all concerned citizens to to gather for a civil demonstration outside of the Marriott Hotel (California and 17th Street) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 30th. Protest organizers have pledged their commitment to non-violence. End Contacts: Palmer, Global Response, 303 444-0306 ext.103 paula@globalresponse.org Glenn Morris, Colorado American Indian Movement, 303 519-2423, gtm303@gmail.com Betty Ball, Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, 303 444 6981, betty@rmpjc.org Western Shoshone Defense Project So-Ho-Bi (South Fork) office: 775-744-2565 (fax and phone) Main office: P.O. Box 211308 Crescent Valley, NV 89821 Newe Sogobi 775-468-0230 775-468-0237 (fax)

The recent - dissapointing news on the Buffalo...please do what you can. From: "Buffalo Field Campaign" BFC-Media@wildrockies.org June 08, 2007 URGENT! Montana Lied, Intends to Slaughter! The LIE: " Public pressure paid off! The state and federal agencies called off the slaughter! Now we just need to keep pushing for the buffalo's right to roam!!!" Dear Buffalo Friends, WE HAVE BEEN LIED TO. Your calls are needed now. Approximately 50 wild buffalo are in the trap near West Yellowstone's airport right now. After all their quotes in papers worldwide promising not to slaughter any buffalo left in Montana, the agencies have back-tracked on their word to the American people and others throughout the world. MONTANA INTENDS TO SLAUGHTER WILD BUFFALO TODAY. A Montana Department of LIEStock press release stated they will capture and slaughter any bull bison that are in the small group of approximately 50 still in Montana. They claim the bison trap cannot handle bulls, which is another lie because, as you know, they've captured and sent to slaughter hundreds of bull bison over the years. Intent to slaughter bull bison was confirmed by officials with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Bull bison pose no risk of brucellosis transmission. With calving season over, none of the buffalo pose any risk of brucellosis transmission to cattle. There are no cattle on the public lands that wild bison are migrating to. There has never been a confirmed case of wild bison transmitting brucellosis to cattle. Agencies might also send yearling buffalo to the Corwin Springs quarantine facility, where they will be raised like livestock and used in scientific experiments. Half of all the yearlings sent to Corwin Springs will be slaughtered. Apparently, the agencies will still transport the buffalo mothers and calves they capture in West Yellowstone to the Park's Stephens Creek bison trap near Gardiner. Transport is going to be a living hell for these moms and calves who will be separated for the over 150-mile long journey. They will hold the bison captive for a few days before releasing them. BFC patrols are in the field documenting everything and doing a lot of community outreach near the capture facility. PLEASE TAKE ACTION and attempt to save the lives of these bulls and yearlings. We've done it once, let's do it again. Please spread the word to save this herd! * MONTANA GOVERNOR BRIAN SCHWEITZER: Ask him why he lied. Demand that Schweitzer keep his promise to not slaughter any buffalo! Tell him the solution is in year-round habitat for wild buffalo in Montana. (406) 444-3111 (phone) * (406) 444-5529 (fax) * governor@mt.gov (email) * MONTANA ACTING STATE VET JEANNE RANKIN: Urge her to withdraw her decision to slaughter Yellowstone bison bulls who pose NO RISK of transmitting brucellosis. Remind her the whole world is watching! (406) 444-1895 (phone) * (800) 523-3162 (phone) * (406) 444-1929 (fax) * jrankin@mt.gov (email) * YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK SUPERINTENDENT SUZANNE LEWIS: Ask her why she is part of the lie? Do not allow Montana to slaughter bulls or put yearlings in quarantine! These are AMERICA'S last wild buffalo, not Montana's. Tell her you know the Stephens Creek trap could hold bulls, so there's no reason that Montana should slaughter them! (307) 344-2002 (phone)* (307) 344-2005 (fax) * suzanne_lewis@nps.gov OR yell_superintendent@nps.gov (email) Thank you for keeping the pressure on these officials! These wild buffalo are the country's last. They have never transmitted the cattle-disease brucellosis back to the cows they got it from. They are native to all of Montana and have a right to roam, especially on our public lands. SPREAD THE WORD ~ SAVE THE HERD! ********************** Media & Outreach Buffalo Field Campaign P.O. Box 957 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 406-646-0070 bfc-media@wildrockies.org http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org BFC is the only group working in the field every day to defend the last wild herd of buffalo in America. Stay informed! Get our weekly email Updates from the Field: Send your email address to bfc-media@wildrockies.org BOYCOTT BEEF! It's what's killing wild buffalo. Speak Out! Contact politicians and involved agencies today: http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/politicians.html Write a Letter to the Editor of key newspapers: http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/lte.html Help the buffalo by recycling your used cell phones & printer cartridges: It's free and easy. http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/support/recycleprint.html

EMERGENCY ACTION! Slaughter of Buffalo Calves Planned by Montana From: "Buffalo Field Campaign" Date: June 1, 2007 ************ SAVE THE HERD ~ SPREAD THE WORD!! Please pass this alert on to everyone you know! Thank you!! ************ Dear Buffalo Supporters, Montana intends to capture and slaughter wild buffalo, starting this week. Please take a moment to read this alert and contact the three decision-makers listed below, demanding that they cease plans to capture and slaughter approximately 300 wild buffalo, including little calves, their moms, and families. The Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) has set up a bison trap near the West Yellowstone airport, on state land and they intend to begin capturing approximately 300 wild buffalo - including tiny newborn babies and their whole families - starting Thursday. Click here to see photos of the beautiful buffalo babies and their families that are slated for execution: http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/media/photos/bisonphotos0607maycalves.html At an "emergency" Board of Livestock meeting in the Governor's office Tuesday, the decision was made by Montana's acting state veterinarian Jeanne Rankin: the agents will capture and ship all the buffalo to slaughter without testing for brucellosis exposure. Little buffalo calves between one month to a week old will be captured, separated from their moms, and join their family members at the slaughterhouse. Yellowstone Superintendent Suzanne Lewis was asked at the meeting Tuesday if capturing and transporting the buffalo deeper into Yellowstone would be feasible. While (ironically) the DOL said it is feasible, Suzanne Lewis shot down this option. Apparently Suzanne Lewis would rather forfeit the lives of America's last wild buffalo. She said, "it has never been a policy of the Interagency Bison Management Plan to haul bison into the Park." In other words, she's attempting to wash her hands of this atrocity, handing the fate of these buffalo over to Montana, who intend to haul them all to slaughter. These buffalo are being charged with the "crime" of trying to live wild and free; in other words, they didn't "stick in the Park" (as if they were velcro) and they are not "responding to hazing" (as if they should behave as cattle). The decision to trap and slaughter comes hot on the heels of brucellosis being discovered in a Montana cattle herd, far to the north and east of Yellowstone, far from any migration route of wild buffalo, far from Yellowstone National Park. There are no cattle currently in the West Yellowstone area and the majority of the bison to be captured and slaughtered pose NO risk of bacteria transmission. Because the bacteria can only be transmitted through contaminated reproductive materials, bison bulls, yearlings, non-pregnant females, calves, and mothers with calves CANNOT transmit the bacteria. Bison are not to blame. Wild bison have never transmitted the livestock disease brucellosis to cattle, and this incident is not their fault either. But the cattle industry wants to blame someone, and as always, they set their sights on wildlife. These agencies are correctly concerned about the black eye they will receive for committing this act against the nation's last wild buffalo, and with your help, they will get it. > > > > HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO: PLEASE CONTACT these three decision-makers TODAY demanding that they cease plans to capture and slaughter the buffalo who are trying to live wild and free! Contact each by phone, fax, and email and let's not let them forget that the world is watching! * MONTANA GOVERNOR BRIAN SCHWEITZER: Demand that Schweitzer keep his campaign promise to provide tolerance for bison in Montana. (406) 444-3111 (phone) (406) 444-5529 (fax) governor@mt.gov (email) * MONTANA ACTING STATE VET JEANNE RANKIN: Urge her to withdraw her decision to slaughter Yellowstone bison calves and family groups. Remind her you are boycotting beef and your friends are joining you! (406) 444-1895 (phone) (800) 523-3162 (phone) (406) 444-1929 (fax) jrankin@mt.gov (email) * YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK SUPERINTENDENT SUZANNE LEWIS: Ask her if it's really worth the lives of 300 wild buffalo, including newborn calves, to have Montana ship them to slaughter rather than deeper into the Park. (307) 344-2002 (phone) (307) 344-2005 (fax) suzanne_lewis@nps.gov OR yell_superintendent@nps.gov (email) It's crucial that we flood these offices today! Capture could begin as soon as Thursday, with transport to slaughter beginning Friday, June 1st. Read BFC's press release from Tuesday at: http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/media/press0607/pressreleases0607/052907.html ************ SAVE THE HERD ~ SPREAD THE WORD!! Please pass this alert on to everyone you know! Thank you!! ************ Media & Outreach Buffalo Field Campaign P.O. Box 957 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 406-646-0070 bfc-media@wildrockies.org http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org BFC is the only group working in the field every day to defend the last wild herd of buffalo in America. Stay informed! Get our weekly email Updates from the Field: Send your email address to bfc-media@wildrockies.org BOYCOTT BEEF! It's what's killing wild buffalo. Speak Out! Contact politicians and involved agencies today: http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/politicians.html Write a Letter to the Editor of key newspapers: http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/lte.html Help the buffalo by recycling your used cell phones & printer cartridges: It's free and easy. http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/support/recycleprint.html.

Sunday, April 1, 2007 Canada's Plan Exposed to Assassinate Mohawks Updated April 2, 2007 Canadian military planned deception, ambushes and killing of Mohawks, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad in new counterinsurgency manual By Brenda Norrell Human Rights Editor U.N. OBSERVER & International Report. The Canadian military's draft counterinsurgency manual exposes how the so-called "war on terror" is a mask to authorize torture and murders, that ultimately profit corporations and profiteering politicians. With a copy of the draft manual, the Globe and Mail reported, "Radical natives are listed in the Canadian army’s counterinsurgency manual as a potential military opponent, lumping aboriginals in with the Tamil Tigers, Hezbollah and the Islamic Jihad." Caught in the act by the media, and exposed by Mohawk Nation News, the Canadian government is now backpedaling. The Canadian government now says Aboriginal organizations won't be included as security threats like the Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad in a new counterinsurgency manual. However, the Globe and Mail reported Saturday that the military draft manual recommends deception, ambushes and the killing of insurgents, which included Mohawks. Canada's draft counterinsurgency manual reflects the tactics of the counterinsurgency manual used by the United States' School of the Americas for decades in Central and South America. As in Canada, Indigenous Peoples in the south were fighting for survival, and to retain their land, water and resources. Corporations acted with impunity and carried out the campaign of genocide. Indigenous Peoples were raped, tortured, murdered and disappeared by the paramilitaries and Latin leaders trained by the School of the Americas. Renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security, protesters continue to be arrested each year at the Fort Benning, Georgia site. In violation of the Geneva Conventions, the U.S. secret system of torture and disappearances continues at secret international prisons and Guantanamo Bay. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mohawk Nation News: Canada's military plots war crimes against Indigenous Peoples http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2007/03/canada-military-plots-war-crimes.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aboriginals listed as terrorists and insurgents says Fontaine April 2, 2007 - by Joseph Quesnel Canada First Perspective A national Aboriginal leader is asking Ottawa to ensure that Aboriginal groups are removed from a federal National Defense document which lists militant Aboriginal groups alongside other radical groups. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine today demanded that the federal government immediately remove any reference to First Nations in a Department of National Defense draft counter-insurgency manual listing international terrorist threats. According to a report by The Globe and Mail, radical Native American organizations such as the Mohawk Warriors Society are listed in the training manual as insurgents, alongside other insurgent groups. "Any reference to First Nations people as possible insurgents or terrorists is a direct attack on us - it demonizes us, it threatens our safety and security and attempts to criminalize our legitimate right to live our lives like all other Canadians do. Just being referenced in such a document compromises our freedom to travel across borders, have unimpeded telephone and internet communications, raise money, and protest against injustices to our people," stated AFN National Chief Phil Fontaine. "I am calling upon Prime Minister Stephen Harper to immediately and without reservation, reject and remove any references to First Nations from all versions of the training manual." "It is shocking and outrageous to learn that the Canadian military would consider First Nations people as insurgents or equate us to Hezbollah or Hamas. Not only is there not a shred of evidence to make this link, First Nations have always served Canada well by their contributions to the Canadian services. Such absurd allegations only serve to undermine respect for the military and lead us to believe we will not be able to rely on their protection the way other Canadians do." Fontaine also pointed out that the revelation of Aboriginal groups within the training manual also comes after the federal government said that they aggressively audit and possibly cut off funding provided to First Nations organizations who participate in, or support the National Day of Action on June 29th, which the federal government has said may include illegal blockades and other activities. "Taken with the report that we are included in the list of insurgent organisations in the military's manual, raises serious questions about the federal government's respect for freedom of speech and freedom of assembly for First Nations people. It appears that they want to silence us," said Fontaine, in the release. "The proposed June 29th National Day of Action is intended to bring focus to and generate awareness of the deplorable social - economic status of First Nations peoples in this country. Too often, First Nations poverty and the injustices suffered by our communities are not well understood. We aim to begin changing that by reaching out to Canadians and by putting our issues and our solutions front and center. First Nations people are people of integrity and we will abide by the rule of law while exercising our right to free speech," said the National Chief. The Assembly of First Nations is the national organization which purports to represent First Nations citizens in Canada. Monday, April 2, 2007, Canada squirms more: Final version of terror report will not refer to natives, O'Connor says BILL CURRY Globe and Mail OTTAWA -- References to radical natives in the Canadian army's counterinsurgency manual will not appear in the final version of the document, Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor has announced. The use of "radical Native American organizations" as an example of insurgents in a draft version of the manual has incensed native leaders, who viewed the wording as a threat to their political rights to protest. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine said yesterday the inclusion of natives in the manual could threaten the ability of Canadian natives to travel internationally. But in a written statement, Mr. O'Connor explained that the document was simply making reference to past examples of insurgencies and was not meant to suggest that natives in Canada are a potential military target. "The draft counterinsurgency manual was produced in September, 2005, under the previous government. The draft manual is not a final document, and continues to evolve and be updated," the statement from the minister said. "The final version will not contain references to any current aboriginal organizations. The draft manual does not make comparisons between aboriginal groups and any insurgent groups," he stated. "The draft manual does not state that any other particular group is a potential target of the Canadian military . . . What the draft document does do is use examples of past insurgencies from Canada and abroad to illustrate how some groups have resorted to violence or the threat of violence in the past in order to gain political influence or concessions." The minister's office said the draft manual has been used to train Canadian soldiers for the mission in Afghanistan. The reference to natives will be removed because the manual is only for use in relation to that mission, a spokeswoman said. The Globe published a report on the manual on Saturday. The report noted that the Mohawk Warrior Society was involved in the 1990 Oka crisis in Quebec, which spawned a 78-day confrontation with police and the military that left a police officer dead. The draft manual's 164 pages outline a wide range of measures that could be used to assess, manage and defeat an insurgency. On the 11th page, under the heading "Overview of insurgencies and counter-insurgencies," a paragraph is highlighted, which states: "The rise of radical Native American organizations, such as the Mohawk Warrior Society, can be viewed as insurgencies with specific and limited aims. Although they do not seek complete control of the federal government, they do seek particular political concessions in their relationship with national governments and control (either overt or covert) of political affairs at a local/reserve ("First Nation") level, through the threat of, or use of, violence." There is no other mention of natives in the manual, nor does the manual add further context as to why that paragraph is included. Five pages later, the manual gives other examples of insurgents, listing Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah and the Tamil Tigers. Mr. Fontaine issued a statement yesterday describing the mention of radical natives as "shocking." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CFRA Radio DND Dismisses Report on Counterinsurgency Manual Josh Pringle Saturday, March 31, 2007 A statement from the office of Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor says the "final version will not contain references to any current aboriginal organizations." O'Connor's office calls a manual for the Canadian Military a draft only. The Globe and Mail says the draft manual lists "radical Native American Organizations" as potential opponents. The draft version puts the radical Canadian aboriginals among security threats such as Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad. The document outlines measures the military might use to fight insurgents at home and abroad. The Defence Department calls the report "speculative, sensational and inaccurate." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Breaking News links on Canada's counterinsurgency manual

Please do what you can. Corbin Harney needs our love, prayers and support. From: shundahai@shundahai.org January 18, 2007 PLEASE distribute this email appeal to your friends and through your networks. Dear Friends -- Corbin Harney is currently at the Poo Ha Bah traditional native healing center in Tecopa. He is ill and requires constant personal care. Corbin needs our help. Recently, Poo Ha Bah lost foundation funding and is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis. Specifically, Corbin requires funds for food, transportation, medication, health care, repairs and maintenance of the center. Immediate needs also include the installation of a hot shower in Corbin's trailer and an emergency generator so that he will not be in the freezing cold and dark when the electricity fails. The goal is to raise $10,000 in the next three months. Corbin Harney is a revered Western Shoshone elder who has brought spiritual healing to the world. Corbin has made invaluable contributions to many important political, environmental and indigenous struggles. Corbin should not go without in his time of need. With sufficient support, he will be able to get the personal assistance and medical care he deserves. Corbin welcomes guests at Poo Ha Bah but please call (760) 852-4288 ahead of time to coordinate your visit. Contact (702) 304-9859 if you have specific skills you can offer Corbin or the healing center. PLEASE send checks of any amount directly to "Corbin Harney" at his address: Corbin Harney, Post Office Box 187, Tecopa, California 92389 Visit http://www.shundahai.org/Corbin_Harney.htm for more information. Corbin is so very thankful for all who have contributed their time, resources, care and love for him. Peace, Friends of Corbin Harney Shundahai Network http://www.shundahai.org P.O. Box 1115 Salt Lake City, UT 84110 shundahai@shundahai.org If you are a Myspace user, you can now add us! http://www.Myspace.com/shundahai Over a Decade of Resistance Dedicated to Breaking the Nuclear Chain Shundahai is a Newe (Western Shoshone) word meaning "Peace and Harmony with all Creation"

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACTS: December 13, 2006 Betty Razor, Nevada Nurses Association, 775-560-3350 Bob McCulloch, Orsmby Sportsmen Group, 775-882-6810 Dan Randolph, Great Basin Mine Watch, 775-348-1986 Larson Bill, Western Shoshone Defense Project, 775-468-0230 *FISH** TESTING** REVEALS** HIGH** MERCURY** LEVELS** IN** WILD** HORSE** RESERVOIR**: PUBLIC** HEALTH**, SPORTSMEN** AND NATIVE** GROUPS** CALL** FOR** INVESTIGATION*** Reno, NV - Public health, sportsmen, native, and conservation organizations are calling on the State Division of Health to investigate the need for fish consumption advisories for mercury in Wild Horse Reservoir and other reservoirs, lakes and streams in northern Nevada. Recent analysis by the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) of several fish samples collected from Wild Horse Reservoir found mercury concentrations at levels that present a public health risk, particularly to children and pregnant women. Mercury is a powerful neurotoxin which can cause developmental problems such as delayed onset of walking, talking and delays and deficits in learning. "As one of the oldest, organized fishing organizations in Nevada, the Ormsby Sportsmen Group encourages Nevada's state agencies do a better job of monitoring of mercury levels in Nevada's fish and wildlife. We all want future generations to be able to enjoy hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation in this beautiful state," said Bob McCulloch of the Ormsby Sportsmen Group. **Water-bodies in northern Nevada, such as Wild Horse Reservoir are particularly at risk from mercury contamination because they are located downwind from numerous gold mining operations. According to the EPA, northern Nevada gold mines release over 4,600 pounds of mercury into the air each year - about 18 times the amount of mercury released by the average coal-fired power plant. These mines are responsible for fully 25% of all U.S. mercury air emissions west of Texas. Scientists have reported high mercury levels in fish and in waterfowl downwind of these mines in southeast Idaho and in Utah. Yet, very little monitoring has been done to determine the extent of mercury contamination in fish and waterfowl in northern Nevada. *"Mercury is particularly troublesome because it "bio-accumulates" or increases in concentrations as it moves up the food chain," said Betty Razor of the Nevada Nurses Association. "Thus, large predatory fish tend to have higher concentrations of mercury. Because of our science-based practice, nurses understand the connection between the environment, human health and disease"* "We're concerned because the mercury levels in these fish are roughly twice the level that triggers a fish consumption advisory in Idaho," said Dan Randolph of Great Basin Mine Watch. "Given the high mercury concentrations in these little perch, we're concerned that the bass will have even higher concentrations. The State needs to test all the fish species in these high risk areas because Nevada families and tourists need to where there's a health risk." "Protection of the land, air and water is very important to us. These are still Shoshone lands and these companies are operating in this manner without our consent," said Larson Bill, Western Shoshone Defense Project Community Organizer. "They need to stop and be honest about the hazards they are creating for our communities." The state recently enacted mercury regulations for gold mines. However, the regulations have been highly controversial because they do not include a cap on mercury air emissions, and several gold mines have dramatically increased their emissions in recent years. *The letter to the Nevada Division of Health can be downloaded at: http://www.earthworksaction.org/publications.cfm?pubID=214