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ceremonial s.tes at fnola Hill has come to a head Tuesday's
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instruction of a ceremonial structure at Enola Mid is the latest act
t h o s e w ho a r c g a y f r i e n d l y
i d e n t i t y in f r o n t o f o t h e r s
of a long and sad history of violence against Native Peoples'
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Federal law guarantees the right to build churches- buddings
n e rv o u s to r e v e a l to h e r ,
A nd I a m , b y n a t u r e a n d
for c tre m o n u l s p in tu il p r tc tic e i on federal forest lands
t h o u g h a f t e r a few h o u r s s p e n t
e a r ly c o n d itio n in g , a co w a rd .
Native People have many needs, but without our spiritual
in h e r p r e s e n c e I r e a l i z e d
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heritage everything it lost
Nothing realty m atters if that which is
t h e r e w as no n e e d f o r s u c h
w i t h how t o t e l l my p a r e n t s
.acred in our lives is destroyed We cannot continue to allow our
places of worship and other ceremonial sites to be destroyed
s e lf - p r o te c t io n .
I w a s l i v i n g w i t h my b o y f r i e n d
It would seem that no new laws are needed whatsoever for the
L i t t l e d i d I know s h e
s h e w as t r y i n g to f i g u r e o u t
protection of Native religious practice, but this is not the case
w o u ld o n e d a y b e t h e o n e w i t h
how t o t e l l h e r s s h e w a s a
Why Because we have no Freedom of Religious Protection under the
th e s e c r e t t e r r i b l y d i f f i c u l t
le s b ia n .
B o th o f u s w e re p u r
Constitution of the United States of America
t o r e v e a l , o n e s h e w as s c a r e d
s u i n g a com m on i d e a l :
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As indan People we have a common bond, and that txxxt is
to s h a r e e v e n w ith m e, o n e o f
d e s i r e t o l i v e m o re h o n e s t l y
Culture
To allow this common bond to be ripped apart by political
h er o ld e s t frie n d s .
and w ith g r e a t e r i n t e g r i t y
manipulation is to perpetuate the continuance of separation and
(903) <3«-?fei
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isolation and destruction of the Natrve Peoples of the N o rth w w t and
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across this nation!
re m e m b e r how h a r d i t w as f o r
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h e r to s a y th e a c tu a l w o rd s
ta u g h t u s so w e ll n o t to l i e
To focus on the shape or construction of the sweet lodge or
becam e th e m o st d i f f i c u l t to
t o me t h a t C h r i s t m a s .
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any ceremonial s tru c tu re--« to be misled and diverted awey from
h e r, each re v e la tio n c a rrie d
sp e a k th e t r u t h to .
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the core issue
The core issue rs the inalienable right of Native
People to practice thee spirituality, as given by Natural law .
w ith i t th e p o t e n t i a l t h r e a t
me c o u r a g e ; I w r o t e a l e t t e r
through communicating with the Spwit World m the« accustomed
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s ta n d in g o r o u tr ig h t p r e j u
w e ll.
H e r d a d w a lk e d o u t o f
MISSION STATEMENT
d ic e .
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t h e ro o m w i t h o u t s a y i n g a
and s a i d , " I th in k I knew ,
"There's no mention of fnola MM, sweat lodges. structures or
w o rd t o h e r :
a s i l e n c e m o re
an d I lo v e y o u ,” th e r e l i e f
religious ceremonies m the treaties." -C a th y W alter. ZigZag Hangar
d e m o ra liz in g and d e v e s ta tin g
w as e v i d e n t on b o th o u r f a c e s
District spokesperson
This is a perfect e.am ple of selective interpretation of a
S h e a s k e d me i f I w o u l d n o w
th a n any v e r b a l a s s a u l t .
treaty
This same technique that has been used- and is stiH being
be a f r a i d to to u c h h e r , to
Y et sh e p e r s e v e r e d in h e r
used t>y the government of the Un.ted Stares of America to
l o v e f o r t h e m , o u t o f som e
hug h e r .
I to ld h er no.
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destroy treaties entered mto m good faith by Native Peoples
r e s e r v o ir o r s tr e n g th I have
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We have just completed the 5 0 0 th year of oppression it « a
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time to heal
The President has designated this the rear of the
p e o p l e m my l i f e .
g r e a t ly a d m ire .
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American Indian But apparently the government has m mmd another
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is ta k in g p la c e .
I g o t a C h ris tm a s c a rd
50 0 years of oppression Enola HUI rs only one eaample
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Hills. Mount Graham m Arizona, The M edi.m e Wheel m eastern
i t sh e w ro te :
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Montana. Metkcme Rock on the Siletz River. Grandma Butte and Plum
p o l i t i c s in th e e n d .
B ecause
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Butte near Beatty. Oregon The list goes on We have Survived 5 0 0
I c a n n o t b e a r th e th o u g h t o f
u n d e r s t a n d w hy i n d i v i d u a l s
years of terrorism
We wiH not quit'
f i n d h o m o s e x u a l i t y so t h r e a t e n h e r s u f f e r i n g a n y m o re t h a n
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t h r e a te n s th e v e ry f a b r ic o f
m in e d t o f i g h t a g a i n s t t h o s e
2‘»VtiM»h
WE WILL CONTINUE TO VISION QUEST»
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR CUt TURF'
s o c ie ty is a jo k e .”
w ho w o u ld t a k e aw a y h e r c i v i l
WE
WILL CONTINUE THE MOV! Ml NT'
She had o b ta in e d a co p y
r i g h t s a s a w ay o f p u n i s h i n g
o f M e asu re 9 .
I 'd w r i t t e n
h e r f o r s o m e th in g th e y do n o t
h e r , a s k i n g h e r how m u c h s h e
u n d e rs ta n d .
T h is i s , f o r m e,
S P IR IT U A L E M P T IN E S S IS S P IR IT U A L D E A T H
knew a b o u t i t , w a r n in g h e r
a l e s s o n i n how t h e p e r s o n a l
t h a t t h e r e seem ed to be an u g ly b eco m es p o l i t i c a l .
B ecause
Calvin Hecocta
American Indian Movement
l i t t l e w in d b lo w in g a c r o s s t h e
I c a n ’t say
th a t I fu lly
Northwest Chapter
c o u n try .
T h e OCA h a s p l e d g e d
u n d e rs ta n d h o m o s e x u a lity .
I
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to c a r r y t h e i r a n ti- g a y r i g h t s
h o m o s e x u a ls .
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c a m p a ig n t o o t h e r s t a t e s , a n d
th is :
s h e i s my f r i e n d , a n d
W a s h in g to n i s j u s t n e x t d o o r .
I lo v e h e r .
I t o l d h e r to be p r e p a r e d ,
th a t th e is s u e had d iv id e d
m any O r e g o n i a n s t h a t h a d l i v e d
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