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Spilyay Tymoo photo by MiUer
Gordon Thayer, Minneapolis Area Vice President, far left, and Joe D e Law Crux, NCAI chairman, Peterson Zah, keynote speaker at the 40th annual convention of
look on as Ron Winkler and Delbert Frank listen to Georgianna Tiger present an oral memorial on NCAI.
the late Warm Springs chief A mos Simtustus, Sr. A Pendleton blanket was accepted by Frank from
the Rules and Credentials committee to be given to Simtustus* wife, Dorothy.
Tribal Council, who in turn will Zah agreed as both chairmen
present the gift to Dorothy were present during the session.
During the second session
Simtustus.
Peterson Zah, Chairman of there was time set to allow
the Navajo Tribal Council was Jessie Jackson, a Black Civil
the keynote speaker for the Rights leader, to address the
40th NCAI convention direct c o n v e n t i on . J a c k s o n ’s
ing his remarks toward ' a appearance at the NCAI was
nation-to-nation type of frame during a period of turmoil in
work being done in the Indian Country; a time when
Sbuthwest at the present time. the Secretary of the Interior
Zah said that for over a handed in his resignation and
hundred years, the Navajo and left many issues up in the air.
Hopi tribes have befen fighting J a c k s o n ’s - tim in g a n d
and have not been able to settle appearance was good if he was
their differences or make any seeking support from all
headway on afair settlement. It minority groups for him to'rhn
is believed that the involveihent for the Presidency.
Well-chosen words rang
of the press, lawyers and the
bureaucrats have been standing loud and clear to many as they
in the way and causing the cheered his remarks. On several
continous struggle between the occasions he included the
Indians along with the Blacks,
two tribes.
Just recently, a meeting Hispanics and Asian Amer
betw een the tw o T rib al icans, stirring excitment with
Councils excluding lawyers, words like, “we must stand
the press and BIA personnel together to fight for our rights,
have been making a big we minorities must turn to each
headway, said Zah. In the past other and not on each other to
you would never see the Hopi fight for our rights, we cannot
or Navajo Tribal Chairmen in survive alone.” Jackson went
the same room. But working on on to say, “the U.S. has broken
a nation-to-nation basis, things the treaties with the Indians.
are starting to materialize and Broken promises and broken
both Ivan Sidney, Chairman of treaties to the Indians, Blacks,
the Hopi Tribal Council and Hispanics and Asian Amer
icans.” He said the U.S. has
kept its promises to rebuild
Israel, rebuild Europe and
now must rebuild and involve
its Indian population. To
arouse the group , he said,
“We’re not fighting for charity,
we’re fighting for parity.”
Jackson’s words not' only
excited many conferees, but
disturbed others as well. As
some cheered his statements,
others left the room in disgust.
I he week long convention
included a feed and powwow
from the host tribe the Oneidas.
Also a pagentry of Indian
beauty, as young Indian girls
were vying for the “Miss
NCAI” title. There were 14
girls in all from across the
country and Alaska,
Lenora Starr represented the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs and did a great job.
But in the final tally by the
judges it was “Miss Colorado
River,” Janise Tsosie of Parker
River, Arizona who claimed
the title.
The 41st NCAI convention
will be held in Spokane,
Washington next year and the
mid-year meeting will be held
in Denver.
Janise Tossie was crowned Miss NCAI 1984.
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Scores of dancers turned out for the feed and powwow during the NCAI convention.