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* News from Incjun Country SlliilfflllSIliliSiiiilS ■ I Pgge 9 Spilyay Tymoo December 7, 2006 ■as* I ISilllPili Tribe holds beach access as leverage for more land LA PUSH, Wash. (AP)— The small Quileute Indian reserva tion sits on a sh o relin e o f storm -tossed driftw ood and pebble beaches, with dramatic views o f rock formations rising out o f the Pacific Ocean. B u t the same ocean that crashes daily on these beaches is at the center o f a long-sim mering boundary battle between the tribe and the National Park Service. The tribe has closed public access to one beach, and threat ens to close another if members don’t get additional land on higher ground, fearing the sea will sweep away the tribe’s lower village. The tribe has offered a land swap— it will hand over eight acres o f disputed land at Rialto Beach and reopen access to Sec ond Beach if the park cedes— or buys for the tribe— enough land to more than double the size o f the reservation. “We don’t have anything against the public,” said James Jaime, the tribe’s executive di rector. “It was the only way to get the federal government’s at tention.” The reservation is bounded on one side by the ocean and three sides by Olympic National Park. The tribe wants to move its school, senior center, tribal offices and some housing to higher ground as well as expand its reservation to build more housing developments. “Our primary concern is the health, safety and welfare o f not only the tribal members, but the entire community,” said Jaime. T ribal leaders originally sought 1,200 acres, but are now asking for about 800 acres to add to their one square mile res ervation— 309 acres o f park lands, and another 480 acres o f private land that it wants the National Park Service to pur chase for them. The Quileute reservation was established in 1889 at the mouth o f the Quillayute River; Olym pic National Park has bordered the reservation since 1953. The tribe and the park have been debating the boundary at Rialto Beach for decades. The tribe argues that it owns most o f Rialto Beach, but the park has built a parking lot and a restroom at the edge o f the beach and both sides are disput ing eight acres o f land there. The dispute came to a head last year after a tribal member was cited for collecting firewood near the disputed boundary. While charges were ultimately ‘Fighting Sioux’ debate continues G R A N D F O R K S , N.D. (AP)— A prominent Dartmouth C ollege graduate says the school’s athletic director was wrong to publicly apologize for a hockey tournament that in cludes the University o f North Dakota and its Fighting Sioux nickname. “She takes her position with really no knowledge o f UN D and no understanding o f how they’ve approached the issue,” Gov. John Hoeven said. He referred to a recent let ter from Dartmouth Athletic Director Josie Harper to the stu dent new spaper, T he Dartmouth. “I must offer a sincere apol ogy to the Native Am erican community, and the Dartmouth community as a whole, for an event that will understandably offend and hurt people within our community,” Harper’s letter said. T h e U N D m en’s hockey team is scheduled to play Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H., on D ec. 29. Harper said that when the game was scheduled nearly two years ago, the UND nickname and logo were not considered. “I deeply regret that we didn’t,” she wrote. “I think it’s unfortunate she wrote that letter and I think she’s wrong,” said Hoeven, a 1979 Dartmouth graduate. Jo d i G ille tte , a 1991 D artm o u th graduate and a member o f the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, said she supports Harper’s stand against the UND nickname. Gillette heads a Bis marck institute that provides training for people working with American Indian children and families. Dartmouth dropped its own American Indian nickname, the Indians, in the early 1970s and now is known as the Big Green. “I co n trib u te a certain am ount to them like m ost alumni,” Hoeven said. “But my focus is very much on North Dakota and our university sys tem here, and I ’m really excited about and proud o f what they’re doing.” Gillette said UND should learn from Dartmouth’s example in its own nickname dispute. “What would UND look like if the administration had lis tened to the Lakota, the Sioux and the American Indian student body when they made that deci sion?” she said. “What kind o f leadership could they have shown to the U.S. in such a heated subject? They could have come out shining. Instead they’re embroiled in this battle with the NCAA.” UN D is suing the NCAA over its decision to bar the Fight ing Sioux logo and nickname during postseason play. With drums, prayers, hundreds gather to honor slain Indian soldier poral in the 1st Battalion o f the N E W T O W N , N.D. (AP)— Flundreds packed an North Dakota National Guard’s 188th Air Defense Artillery. auditorium to honor a fallen The tribal memorial service warrior, joining in prayers in N athan G ood iron’s native was held Wednesday in the au Hidatsa language and smiling ditorium o f the Four Bears Ca through tears at pictures o f sino and Lodge west o f New his high school basketball Town. Friends and family mem games and his time with his bers talked o f Goodiron’s love o f sports and service to his newborn son. “He was proud to be an country. A huge screen showed American soldier, an Ameri highlights o f his life, as a mem can Indian soldier. He knew ber o f Mandaree’s 1999 state the meaning o f the word sac tournament basketball team, a rifice,” said Marcus Wells Jr., soldier training for military duty the chairman o f the Three and a father holding his newborn Affiliated Tribes. “He was a son. The service featured drum good son, a good husband ** songs and Hidatsa prayers. The and a proud father.” Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara G o o d iro n , 25, of M andaree, known on the make up the Three Affiliated Fort Berthold reservation as Tribes. Among those attending Young E ag le, was killed were about 50 American Indian T hanksgiving Day in A f veterans. G o o d iro n ’s fath er, Paul, ghanistan when a grenade struck his vehicle while he asked people to remember the was on patrol. He was a cor soldiers still on duty. “For every one o f them still there, putting their lives in harm’s way, I wish I could shake their hands,” he said. N athan H ale of Mandaree, a Tribal Council member, remembered how N athan G o o d iro n volun teered to dress up as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny to entertain children. “He was a funny, enjoy able person to be around,” Hale said. “He chose to defend his country. He gave his life for what he believed in,” Hale said. T rib al o fficia ls said Goodiron, who joined the Guard in 2 0 0 1 , enjoyed working with computers, and developed a power-point pro gram about the tribal consti tution. He attended classes at Minot State University. dropped, Jaime said that the tribe needed to take action. To get the government’s at tention, the tribe closed o ff ac cess to one o f the most beauti ful sections o f W ashington state’s Pacific shore, Second Beach, in O ctober 2005. The beach is public, but the parking lot and access to the trail to the beach is on tribal ground. Olympic National Park Su perintendent Bill Laitner said that the park wants to make sure the tribe can move people out o f the danger zone. O f the more than 700 members o f the tribe, 350 live on the reserva tion— 250 in the flood zone. “We feel that is o f utmost im portance,” he said. “We believe we can do that. We don’t believe we can solve all o f the tribes’ problems for all time.” After several meetings, the two sides remain at an impasse, and the tribe said that it’s ready to raise the ante. The park ser vice has offered 274 acres o f park land. “I f there are no im prove ments to this offer and we do not resolve this issue, Rialto Beach will be closed next year,” Jaime said. Laitner said that while clos ing the beach would be incon venient for park v isitors, it would also be “devastating to the local economy” o f the tribe. “I don’t think the tribe wants that,” he said. In O cto b er, the Quileute Tribe had a reservation-wide tsunami drill with a complete evacuation o f the lower village, getting everyone to high ground in nine minutes— the amount o f time tribal leaders have de termined is necessary to prevent loss o f life. The last time a tsu nami hit the area was 1964. “What I fear the most is at 3 o’clock in the morning, when we are all sleeping and not pre pared,” Jaime said. “Our exercises, our drills, they’re structured, they’re cho reographed. I t’s the real event that’s going to be unpredict able.” Any change in the boundary would have to be approved by Congress, but Rep. Norm Dicks said he worries that if the tribe doesn’t accept the current of fer, they may end up with noth ing. ‘W e’re all concerned about the safety o f the tribe and the possibility o f a tsunami,” he said. The tribe has “to realize that they are running a risk by not accepting this offer.” Oneida businesses pull in $400 million V ERO N A , N.Y. (AP) - The Oneida Indian Nation has annual revenues o f more than $400 million, with roughly three-quarters o f that amount generated by the tribe's casino and resort operations. A ccording to a report compiled by the U.S. Bureau o f Indian Affairs as part o f the tribe's land trust applica tion, the Turning Stone Re sort and Casino accounted for more than $300 million o f the tribe's revenue. About 70 per cent o f the money, or $215 mil lion, came from gambling. The report noted that the tribe lost more than $10 million on its golf courses, entertainment venues and resort lodging. Turning Stone attracts ap proximately 4.5 million visitors annually, according to the tribe. T he B IA rep ort said the nation's other enterprises, in cluding its chain o f 12 gas stations, produced about $110 million in revenue. The nation is seeking to put 17,370 acres into federal trust, which would make it exempt from local and state laws. T h e B IA 's parent agency, the Department o f Interior, is expected to make a decision no earlier than 2008. Officials say tribal election stands RA PID CITY, S.D. 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