Ethnic Cleansing -2007 style

Below are two aricles that were sent to me by fellow NAJA  journalist Stephanie Schwartz.Once again the Federal Government wants Indian land and once again its ethnic cleansing time   just as it was when they supplied the people with blankets from dead and dying soldiers to spread smallpox among the people.Today it is the chemically infected FEMA fiasco trailers.They are unsuitable for habitation due to formaldehyde.Before the tribes knew about the problems they asked for the trailers  so they could  be used for winter housing for mainly the elderly of the Lakota   and /or for school rooms for other tribes.They were refused the use of the trailers  when FEMA's director said  they had to be moved east in case they were needed for storm emergencies during the winter.Sorry but i never knew of FEMA bringing in trailers  after blizzards or even ice storms!

Once the news came out about the Katrina victims suffering from illnesses due to the formaldehyde only then were the trailers offered to the Indian people.Once again the Lakota are on the reciving end of sickness from the government because of the minerals  in their land!When will this ever end?

Please read the next two articles and  really think about  what is being said .

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by David Swallow, Lakota Spiritual Leader and a Headman of the Lakota Nation

Edited by Stephanie M. Schwartz

© July 16, 2007  Porcupine, South Dakota

 

My name is David Swallow.  I live near the community of Porcupine on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.  I want to speak today.  I want to speak out against ethnic cleansing, genocide, and extermination in these modern days.

 

Today, due to the terrible economic situation on the Pine Ridge Reservation, everyone knows that many poor people need housing.  Horrible poverty is everywhere here.  Reports say unemployment on Pine Ridge is around 85% or worse.

 

Many of my people are sick.  I am told that the life expectancy here on Pine Ridge is between 48-52 years old.  By this, I am one who has already lived past when they thought I would die.

 

There are some people who live good lives.  BIA workers and Federal and State Government workers don’t live on the Reservation.  They have jobs and live in nice housing in towns in Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado, and Wyoming.

 

Others live good lives, too.  Tribal Council members have jobs so they can afford decent housing.  They live good.

 

But all these people are working together to bring toxic, contaminated FEMA trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina to the poorest people of Pine Ridge.  They will be creating an ethnic cleansing like in the 1800s when the Government sent blankets to the reservations which had smallpox infection in them.

 

This new trailer housing creates disease.  That is why the Government gives them away to Indians.  The Government wants the oil, uranium, and rich minerals that might be on our land but the Indians are in the way of this.

 

That is the same reason the BIA and the Tribal Council started up the Land Consolidation Act of 2000, to buy up all the Reservation land.  With no jobs, little food, and much homelessness, they put us in a position where we have to sell our land.

 

Now they’re trying to bring in trailer houses infested with toxic chemicals.  These chemicals get into the air and make people very sick, especially the children, elders, mothers, and people already with health problems.  The contamination causes cancer, heart diseases, lung diseases, rashes, mental problems, breathing problems, many horrible things.

 

If these trailers are such good housing, why doesn’t the mainstream people want to buy them?  Why did their own inspectors warn them about the danger from the high levels of the chemicals?  Why are the people already living in them suing the trailer makers and FEMA because of getting sick from the toxic poisons?  Why will no one listen when many major mainstream news reports have talked about these FEMA trailers being toxic?

 

Every time we deal with the Government, they give us a deal like this.  This is no good way.

 

I want to say, we are not “Indians.”  We are Lakota.  And we Traditional Lakota carry the Red Nation C’anunpa [Sacred Pipe] in Truth.  Who walked this land first?  The Red Man did.  And he should be dealt with in a good way.

 

We need jobs, not charity.  We don’t need contaminated hand-outs.  We need lots and lots of jobs.  We need good economic-development projects and programs on the Reservation.  If we had jobs, we could build our own homes.  With jobs, we would be able to solve many of our problems.

 

If anyone really cares about conditions on the Reservation, they should look to these things.  They should not try to kill us with poisoned homes.

 

So this is what I have to say today.  Ho h’ecetu yelo, I have spoken.

 

David Swallow, Wowitan Yuha Mani

Porcupine, South Dakota – The Pine Ridge Reservation

 

 

Deja vue, Indeed: The Evolving Story of FEMA’s Toxic Trailers

by Stephanie M. Schwartz, Freelance Writer - Member, Native American Journalists Association (NAJA)

 

© July 16, 2007  Firestone, Colorado  Stephanie M. Schwartz

 

In June of 2007, Senator Tim Johnson, FEMA, Congress, and the BIA arranged for 2,000 FEMA trailers to be made available to the Native American reservations in dire need of housing.  These trailers are part of the 8,000+ excess, unused FEMA trailers constructed for the victims of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. Exactly which American Indian reservations and how many units each reservation will get remains yet to be decided.

 

The tribes will be required to pay transportation costs as well as the costs to prepare the lots, set the trailers up, and to winterize them.  However, clearly this appeared to be a significant help towards the critical need of about

 90,000 American Indian families in critical in need of adequate housing (as detailed in a 2003 study by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights).

 

According to public statements, Senator Johnson specifically envisioned many of these trailers going to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, a place whose poverty-stricken conditions are likened to third world countries.  The Senator and the BIA have been working closely with John Steele, Paul Iron Cloud, and the Tribal Council from Pine Ridge to make it all happen.

 

It seemed a surprisingly ideal solution, one which many people applauded at first as a huge humanitarian and logical move by the Federal Government.  Ideal, that is, until one starts to investigate the history of these mobile homes and learns of an astonishing toxicity issue with the vast majority of the units.

 

Said to be fully-furnished, three bedroom units, these trailers were built during a construction frenzy created by FEMA's unprepared but immediate need to house Hurricane Katrina survivors.  A report from the Sun Herald News in Mississippi in May of 2006 details the picture of this manufacturing frenzy.... untrained workers, a dearth of suitable materials, using materials possibly made outside the U.S. which contained higher levels of chemicals than normally allowed, and low quality control on hastily-created assembly lines.

 

Chemicals… therein lies the problem.  The Government's public announcements about these trailers fail to mention the history of toxic contamination from formaldehyde which has been proven to exist in the FEMA trailers and mobile homes constructed for the victims of Katrina.

 

Formaldehyde is a chemical which emits gasses which the EPA considers to be highly toxic and carcinogenic (known to cause lung, nose, and throat cancer) but which is not regulated for trailer manufacturing in this country.  According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, exposure to formaldehyde toxins can create irritated eyes, breathing problems, headaches, asthma attacks, coughing, congestive heart disease, nausea, depression, memory-impairment, skin rashes, respiratory problems and even can lead to cancer.  To compound the problem, high temperatures or high humidity increase the toxin levels.

 

Worse, for people who already are compromised with respiratory health issues, and for infants, children, nursing mothers, and elders, exposure can prove disastrous and even more deadly.

 

Formaldehyde is used in cheap building materials like particle board, plywood, curtains, molded plastics, counter tops, glue, carpet, insulation, and wallpaper.  While normal trailers and mobile homes also contain these toxins, the FEMA trailers and mobile homes, hurriedly built as bare-bones cheap models, seem to contain significantly higher concentrations.

 

In 2006, the Sierra Club tested FEMA trailers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and found 83-94% of them to contain formaldehyde levels far above EPA and OSHA recommended workplace limits of 0.10 parts per million.  Other testing has shown comparable results.  Varying reports state that the gas levels emitted by the formaldehyde in the contaminated trailers ranged from 3 to 1,000 times the acceptable EPA limits.

 

Originally, FEMA's response to hundreds of complaints from Katrina victims was that the toxic vapors go away with adequate ventilation after about six months.  However, continued testing has proven that not to be the case.

 

Additionally, according to a report given by journalist Dan Rather on HD-TV, information has come to light that FEMA was informed of the high toxicity by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) just two months after Katrina hit, in October 2005, but chose to ignore the information.  Testing to ensure employee safety, OSHA found new units in four county FEMA staging areas to have toxicity levels 20 times above government standards just in the air outside the trailers.

 

Dan Rather further related his interview with a former FEMA employee who clearly indicated that not only was FEMA aware of the toxic problems but chose to ignore them.  Moreover, the employee stated that FEMA advised their employees to remain silent about the test results.

 

In March of 2007, the Washington Post News reported FEMA's woes in trying to sell their excess trailers and mobile homes.  Selling the units at 40 cents on the dollar seemed like simple poor financial management on the part of FEMA in this report.

 

However, in light of the contamination issues, it may have turned out to be the best financial moveFEMA could have made.

 

In May, 2007, both ABC News and CBS News reported that Louisiana Dem. Senator Mary Landrieu and Louisiana Rep. Congressman Bobby Jindal have each independently called for hearings to address the FEMA trailer toxicity issues and FEMA's poor response as well as to what it knew, how much it knew, and when.

 

In June, 2007, the Louisiana Advocate News reported that a class-action lawsuit had been filed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Federal Court which claims that "hundreds of thousands" of people in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama may have been exposed to dangerously high concentrations of carcinogenic formaldehyde fumes with no recourse or viable solution provided by FEMA.

 

According to a report in the Washington Post on July 13, 2007, Desiree Collins of Louisiana filed the original lawsuit regarding the contamination of the FEMA trailers.  She allowed her lawsuit to become a class-action lawsuit for all Katrina survivors who are victims of the toxic exposure.  On July 2, 2007, the 47 year old wife and mother died of lung cancer which was diagnosed only a week before she died.  Her husband and children will continue the court case.

 

Obviously, it seems tragic enough that well over 75-85,000 families, victims of Hurricane Katrina, still have to remain trapped into living in their FEMA units two years after the fact, a home most likely contaminated and dangerous.  That, in itself, defies anyone's definition of humanitarian aid.

 

Yet since June of 2007, with South Dakota Dem. Senator Tim Johnson leading Congress into approval, tribal councils are working hand in hand with the Federal BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) to bring2,000 of these very same trailers to the reservations of South Dakota as well as to other reservations.  Again, all under the guise of humanitarian aid.

 

Deja vue, indeed.  We have been here before.  The seeming-correlation of the distribution of toxic trailers to the reservations in 2007 and the government dispersing smallpox-infested blankets to the reservations in the 1800s is not so far-fetched at all.  It just leaves one wondering…..

 

For More Information:

 

Website: Toxic Trailers

Informational Website Resource Dedicated to Katrina Victims Forced to Live in Contaminated Trailers

http://www.toxictrailers.com/

 

U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services: ATSDR, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry:

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To View Leah's Pictures Please Go To Tanasi Journal

In order to see the exercise  pictures Leah sent  you will have to go to my article at www.tanasijournal.com.I could not get them to upload here.

Introducing

Introducing Leah Garcia’s Three Step Guide To Better Health And Fitness by Sheila Totten

 

One of the rising problems among our American Indian people today is the high incidence of type 2 Diabetes and High Blood Pressure. These are two conditions which can be turned around through diet and exercise. I am an example of this as I had high blood pressure ,Type 2 Diabetes and high cholesterol. I was a perfect candidate for a stroke or heart attack.; and I looked a lot older than I am. I decided to change my life and lose the excess baggage which was causing me these and other medical problems. After only three months on my diet program with Matrix I had lost enough weight that my blood sugar was completely normal as was my cholesterol and my doctor weaned me off of my diabetic and cholesterol medicine. After 6 months I was also off of my blood pressure medicine with normal blood pressure for the first time in twenty years.

Having lost 65 pounds quickly I was in bad need of toning my body and my friend, Leah Garcia cane to the rescue with her tips .Back in 2005 she had sent them out to friends at New Years and I had done a story on Leah and her exercises. I decided it was time to take them out and get to work. Then I decided that Leah’s tips could help many people tone up and lose weight; and among our people this would be a way to combat Type 2 Diabetes.

For those who are not familiar with Leah let me introduce you to her. Leah can currently be seen on the PBR BFTS broadcasts on Versus. She has been their back of the chutes interviewer for several years and the cowboys enjoy being interviewed by the vivacious and charming Ms. Garcia. She can also be seen on HSN and other channels doing infomercials and selling fitness equipment and her own fitness videos .Leah, who grew up in the world of rodeo in Northern California, has been an All Around Cowgirl., a high school rodeo Team California finalist (1980 and 81), district All Around Champion and Rodeo Queen. In 1984 and 1985 while attending Cal Poly she went to the CNFR and was the Poly Royal Goat Tying Champion in 1983,1984 and 1985.She was also the Poly Royal All Around Cowgirl in 1985 Leah claims it was World Champion Bull Rider Gary Leffew to whom she owes one of her Championships. The “Guru” as he is lovingly called by his rodeo friends taught Leah to visualize winning .In her own words: “He is so amazing. If he says visualize this, you do visualize it. I owe one All Around Championship to him as he made me visualize it and I won.” Gary became her coach and mentor and he applauded her choices when she hung her spurs up and went onto the next chapter of her life.

Leah went on to become a broadcast journalist, an amateur turned professional Mountain Bike Racer, Hotel Executive, Entrepreneur, Personal Trainer, Triathelete, Writer, Professional Model; and fitness instructor who has produced her own exercise videos.

For those of you who will be in Nashville the weekend of June 15 and 16th you can find Leah with the PBR at the Nashville Arena. Come on out and meet Leah and see a great show. With three time World Champion Adriano Moraes and 2005 World Champion Justin McBride and the many other PBR stars you will have an exciting time.

Here is Leah’s guide to exercise and weight loss. I hope it helps everyone.

Three Step Guide To Better Health and Fitness

By Leah Garcia

 

I am often asked how to maintain health and fitness, despite busy schedules and general motivational constraints. While it would be very easy to point out the obvious; eat well, exercise and reduce stress, there are a few details which will help this formula seem less obscure.

 

I would like to offer my recommendations and tips so that you may apply them at your convenience, using the information as you will. 

 

Here are some easy resolutions to live by:

 

THREE STEP GUIDE: These exercises can be done anywhere and without any equipment.  Make these your daily pledge, while mindfully using good form and slow movement.

 

1)    Do as many PUSH-UPS as your age!   

2)    Commit to at least 100 abdominal crunches.  Use a fit ball, the floor or a chair.

 

3)    Practice side lunges or reverse lunges as a substitute for “a walking step” daily.

 

Ok, I'd like to recommend more, but I want to be realistic.  This should be your DAILY GOAL regardless of your existing exercise routine (please note that losing weight and getting fit is a combination of strength training, cardiovascular training and proper nutrition.  I recommend 20 minutes of cardiovascular exercise four to five times a week and strength training three times a week, as a well rounded plan, in conjunction with some Pilates and/or Yoga).  Nevertheless, to capture some maintenance and to stay sane, practice the THREE STEP PLAN daily (just in case the other stuff gets overlooked!)  Meaning, anywhere-anytime, daily, you will do upper body, core and lower body movement with the Three Step Plan.

 

Consider working out to the Leah Garcia Fitness®, Custom In-Room Workouts, a selection of exercise routines designed to be used 24/7, in the privacy of your home. If you have never hired a personal trainer, and have not had one-on-one instruction on proper form, I highly recommend ordering the DVD set. There are seven routines (cardio stretching, total body workout, core conditioning, sport fit, pilates, intermediate pilates and yoga). They range is beginner to advanced and every workout provides a foundation for healthy movement. You can find the Leah Garcia Fitness® DVD series at www.leahgarcia.com and on the Pay-Per-View Network in hotels nationwide. Visit www.leahgarcia.com for more information.

 

Diet

 

The balance of both diet and exercise is necessary to make a substantial difference in the overall fitness and well-being of your life.  I recommend a balanced diet, which is a combination of pure, clean drinking water, adequate protein, moderate carbohydrates and good quality fats.  There is a certain level of commitment you must make to yourself in order to achieve and see results in any program or diet. 

 

Please note that I have been ordering and "paying" for my own nutritional product for years. It is a commitment I’ve made to ensure that I’m getting what I need to maintain a high level of health and vitality. I suggest you consider the same. Essentially, I would discourage you from getting your nutritional supplements from a “drug store.” Choose a reputable source from a well-established provider. GNC, Vitamin Cottage, Natural Markets and a select number of on-line and mail order companies would be a good starting place. While you may pay a bit extra for quality product, it will be worth it in the end due to the bioavailability of the ingredients. Meaning, you’ll get what you pay for.

Make it a point to learn the difference between a multivitamin/mineral formula, calcium/magnesium (especially for woman) and essential fatty acids. Remember there are certain nutrients that our bodies need, which we do not manufacturer ourselves, and therefore must ingest through diet and supplementation. If you are not paying attention to this balance, you may have a deficiency. Deficiencies are often insidious and may be hard to pinpoint without the help of a doctor or nutritionist.

 

Here are a couple more recommendations (in terms of my nutrition) that may work for you as a starting point toward better health and vitality.

 

Get in a routine with these simple suggestions (and please note that I do not intend for this to replace your existing nutritional plan.  If you have found one which works - please stick to it).  This if for those of you who are still scratching your heads wondering what you can do to help things along!

 

1)    Have a nutritional bar or a shake for breakfast when you're traveling - or heading off to work in a hurry.  This routine is the best for creating a habit, helping you to burn fat, and to condition your body to not over eat first thing in the morning.

 

2)    Eat five times a day.  (Easy partner!  Five LITTLE meals), Breakfast (see above), Mid Morning Snack, Lunch, Mid Afternoon Snack, Dinner.  Try to avoid all day grazing.  This should keep your metabolism revved up all day, burning more fat.

 

3)    Always think in terms of "What protein source” should I have for my meal or snack?  For example, always choose fish, poultry, beef, tofu, eggs as a main course and complement it with a side dish of vegetables or fruit.  When eating out, order Fish (for example) and ask to have the chief eliminate the rice, the pasta and the potato.  ORDER DOUBLE VEGETABLES.  Think long and hard about whether you REALLY need all that bread!  This will open you up, and allow for some nice indulgences, like a bite of chocolate, or a glass or two of wine!  Remember, being "good" 75% - 80% of the time, will give you a realistic 25% slop factor, but still keep you healthy and fit!

 

Nutrition

 

I recommend taking a multivitamin and Omega 3 fatty acids (commonly known as Fish Oil Supplement) daily.  For those of you questioning a multivitamin, even with a balanced diet, let me reiterate the fact that unless you're eating all organic foods, and a PERFECT balance of all your antioxidants and other vitamins, and minerals, you NEED a multi.  A friend of mine recently started taking a multi, and by that simple act alone, has lost weight and developed a leaner frame.  Your body will respond well to that which it's lacking!

 

The Omega 3 fatty acid supplement is a combination of essential fatty acids that are "ESSENTIAL" to our diet.  Meaning they can't be produced by the body and, therefore, must be supplied through our diet. They will help you with "Silent Inflammation." Silent inflammation is excess inflammation at the cellular level that is not perceived as pain.  It can linger undetected for years, constantly wearing down the heart, brain, and immune system.  It may eventually manifests itself as a chronic disease such as cancer, Alzheimer's, and heart disease.  The short term (immune system) is KEY for travelers, and OMEGA SUPPLEMENT will help to keep you healthy and fit on the go!

Ready?

 

Simply put -- Your goal should be to exercise every day (minimum, do your push ups, your core exercises and a few lunges for lower body strength), eat a well-balanced diet. Pay attention to packaged foods, avoiding those with hydrogenated oils. Hydrogenated oils are the bad stuff, and sadly, hiding in 80% of all shelf food products. And, finally, Take Your Supplements (No excuses here!)

 

Thank you for taking the time to take care of yourself.  

Much Fitness and Good Health to You,

 

Leah

 

About Leah Garcia and Naturally Caffeinated®, Inc.

Leah Garcia is the founder and President of Naturally Caffeinated®, Inc., a Boulder, Colorado, based company that offers custom fitness solutions, including video and Video-On-Demand programming, consulting, and corporate wellness services. Leah, a certified personal trainer and former professional mountain bike racer, currently travels the country as a television host for fitness infomercials and a guest with shopping networks, and a sidelines/features reporter for the Professional Bull Riders Tour on Versus TV network. Before her athletic career, she held sales and managerial positions in the hospitality industry. A frequent traveler, she logs over 100,000 miles and 200 nights in hotels annually.

 

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ABA May 25th Event At Circle 13

 I want to remind everyone out there that right here in TN we have a bull riding organization that sanctions events and has their own World Championship. It is the ABA in Jackson ,TN and if you want to ride bulls I urge you to join the ABA. Many riders have gone from there in the past three years to the CBR,PRCA and PBR. If you own bulls and want a place to buck them come on and join. As a stock contractor with the ABA I am having a blast. We have weekly Thursday night Futurities at Circle 13 in Denmark,TN. for 2,3 and 4 year old bulls .Following the Thursday night Futurities is the practice pen session .And like the big boys we even have international riders joining as Jessie Perez from Durango, Mexico.

May 25th was the ABA ‘s second event of the season at Circle 13.Scott Littrell the CEO of the ABA and owner of the Circle 13 Rodeo Company has become quite the announcer; and be prepared to get picked on if you come to an event. He knows how to make it fun for the audience. Watch out Donny Gay!

Scott and his wife Terry are both of Cherokee descent and proud of their heritage. I have found most people I have met on the rodeo trail from the USA have some degree of Indian blood. Some of the international riders do too as many are either from Mexico , Brazil or Canada. I guess Australia is the exception but the owners of Rodeo Wild ,Australia are a transplanted American Indian couple. But back to the ABA.

The first to ride was Matt Littrell who did well in both the NABA and IPRA. Matt who doubles as a bullfighter fell victim to a bull he knows well-Circle 13’s P1 Prince Albert who bucked straight left along the chutes with some fakes right and left getting Matt off at about 7.8.Blake Climer came out on our bull TN Two Hawks who took 4 leaps to the left while kicking over his head to get his rider off early. Clint Nance drew Circle 13’s White Demon who bucked straight left then faked right then circled left. Clint scored 75. Trey Knolton drew their Denmark Biggs and was off by the second power jump. Trey is a good rider but this bull is hard to ride and was runner up for bull of the year. Van Lynch who is 8th in the ABA World Standings and also rides in the PBR and ABBI Classic events drew Circle 13’s Boo who bucked straight .Van scored 74. Charlotte,TN Trey Allen drew 14K Golddigger who took 8 leaps straight out then made a right spin and got trey off right before the buzzer. Trey is another of the riders who can be seen at PBR events. Brent Sisco who ,like Matt is also a bullfighter drew A10 Rimshot and I really felt this ought to have been a reride but I was not judging. The bull walked out then hop and skipped left. Brent scored 72. Colby Criswell drew a good little spinner from bear Creek Cattle Company named Shorty V. The Broke Back calf had Colby off on the 4th spin. D.L. Goodman drew our (CWR Bucking Bulls) bull Cat Five Hurricane, who like Two Hawks is a son of TN Tornado. Hurricane power bucked with 6 long leaps as he circled to the left to get D.L. off early. Zack Jackson bucked off of White Lightning into the gates while PBR rider Altus Dieterlen came down early when Circle 13’s TNT Dynamite took two leaps with a fake left then a fake right. Dynamite is one of my favorite Circle 13 bulls.

Billy Summers who is 7th in the standings drew EG Get You Some who took one leap out then circled left to dust Billy.

Matt McCarley bucked off of Super Dave (2nd) when he took one spin to the right .J.M. Cox bucked off of LJ Lockjaw who took 3 leaps out then faked left and reversed right. I want to add my condolences here to the Littrells as Lockjaw got into a battle with another bull and they lost him from his injuries three days later. This was a really strong, good bull and I sure hated to hear that.

Mexico’s Jessie Perez drew Circle 13’s Full House who took two spins to the left felt the rider commit and faked right to unseat him. NFPB and NABA two time World Champion Justin Carlton drew Marv Littrell’s 49% Marvelous Marv who took two strong leaps out then faked right to get Justin off. It only took one spin to the right for Super Dave I to unseat Buck Friskillo . Chris Stackler drew Jordan’s Pet who took three explosive leaps to toss Chris off. Another great Circle 13 bull!

Brandon Gaspar of J Bar M brought some top bulls for the Championship Round. Van Lynch who ended up second in the event drew Gaspar’s Big Money. The bull went into a fast right spin, getting Van hung up as he bucked off . As there were only three qualified rides two riders were drawn back. Trey Allen drew 330 G Unit who exploded out and flipped trey over causing him to hang up. It was bullfighters to the rescue again. D.L.Goodman made the call back and drew Little Gangster who took three slow spins left to get D.L. off early. Clint Nance was awarded a reride after bad Medicine fouled himself. He drew Circle 13’sTK3 Denmark Biggs who took one leap straight out then faked left then spun to the right to buck Clint off. Brent Sisco drew 1X Buzzard Bait who took two hard leaps left to get Brent off . With no qualified rides in the short go, Clint Nance finished first with his 75 points from the long go. Van Lynch was second with 74 and Brent Sisco was third with 72. The judges for the event were Guy Cox from McKenzie, TN and Johnny Byrd from Jackson, TN. Rodeo Clown Mike Russell had the fans going and even got my ’sister” Joy Pecor up to dance. Joy ,who has been unable to dance in the Pow Wow Arena and elsewhere for the past twenty years is now walking more and rebuilding her legs so watch for her at the Fall Powwows. We have her out of her wheelchair for good!

The next ABA event is Saturday, June 16th at Henderson ,TN. And the next futurity is Thursday, June 14th at Circle 13.Check out the ABA’s site www.americanbullridingassociation.com for the full schedule and the standings. Come on down to an event. I would love to meet our readers there.

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Message From David Swallow On This Summer's Sundance.

The following article is from Stephanie Schwartz of the NAJA

Lakota Leader, David Swallow, Speaks Out on Sundance: A Warning for This Summer<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

By Stephanie M. Schwartz,

Freelance Writer - Member, Native American Journalists Association (NAJA)

 

© May 23, 2007  Porcupine, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />South Dakota

 

David Swallow, Wowitan Yuha Mani, a spiritual leader, sundance chief, and one of the Headmen of the Lakota Nations spoke out today in concern for the upcoming sundance ceremony season.  Speaking from his home near Porcupine, South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Oglala Reservation, Mr. Swallow issued the following statement:

 

“In the Lakota Way, the sundance is one of the oldest ceremonies there is for us.  As a participant, it is about giving, giving of yourself, so that your relatives, your family, your People, and whoever you are praying for receives good blessings.”

 

“Traditionally, in order to participate, one of four things must happen.  The first is that you receive a true vision, a vision of the sundance.  Second, you are guided to participate through something that happens in another ceremony such as in an Inipi Sweatlodge Ceremony, House Ceremony, or Yuwipi Ceremony.  Third, it is an individual commitment of four days as a thanksgiving for blessings received or as a plea for help to change one’s life.  Or fourth, spirit or a qualified spiritual leader instructs you to do so.”

 

“Only a spiritual leader or holy man can lead a sundance.  It is not a circus for just anyone to run.  First, the holy man must go up on the hill (hanblecha) for four days and three nights for four to seven years consecutively, as advised by the Old Ones, the Elders.  Only then is someone qualified to run a sundance or any other ceremony.”

 

“Today, a lot of wannabe’s and young people think they can run a sundance.  That is why our families are breaking apart, why our children are crying, why our children are killing themselves.”

 

“Wowitan Yuha Mani says to these bogus, self-appointed leaders that they need to straighten up and go under a real wicasa wakan, a real holy man.  Go up on the hill.  Fulfill the requirements and the training.  Do things in the right way, the correct way.”

 

If they do that, things will be better.  Otherwise, we are all in serious trouble.

 

Let’s all be careful this summer.

 

Ho he’cetu yelo, I have spoken.  Mitakuye oyasin, -David Swallow, Wowitan Yuha Mani

 

This article may be reprinted, reproduced, and/or re-distributed unedited with proper attribution and sourcing for non-profit, educational, news, or archival purposes.

 

Stephanie M. Schwartz may be reached at SilvrDrach@Gmail.com

Website: www.SilvrDrach.homestead.com

 

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Benefit For Dalton Baumann

Dalton Baumann Benefit

Posted Tuesday, May 22, 2007

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Dalton Baumann was killed in an automobile accident on his way to school the morning of May 15th, 2007. He was very active in the High School Rodeo Association and enjoyed hauling with his grandmother, Karen Orman, to numerous rodeos and events throughout the year. Dalton always had a rope in his hand and great big smile that lit up when you saw him. A barrel race, round robin roping, live auction, and a benefit dance has been organized to assist Dalton’s family with funeral and other expenses on June 30th in Winterset, Iowa. Schedule of Events – arena times are approximate – RAIN OR SHINE 9:00 am - 11:00 am Exhibition barrels ($3 each, 1 min. time limit, no circling, cash at gate) 11:30am - 5:00pm Open 4D barrel race ($30 entry fee) Approx 5:00pm Dinner and introduction of family 5:30 pm Live Auction Begins Not before 6:30 – 10:30pm Round Robin Team Roping Event ($150 entry fee per person 8:00 pm Sharp Dance ($5 cover charge) Barrel Race: 4D barrel Race, 70% payback, Over $1000 in added money, $30 entry fee per horse, pre-entries are to be sent in by June 22nd and checks made payable to Dalton Bauman Benefit, 1405 235th Trail, Winterset, IA 50273-8417 - Late entries taken on site day of race - $10 late fee per horse and you will be added to the end of the pre-draw. Dress code of Long shirts, western boots, and hats. Team Roping: $500 added Round Robin Roping, limited to 10 teams, $150 entry fee per person. Call-ins taken June 18th @ 515-462-2245 (leave a message if no answer) (or send email to flying5ranch@earthlink.net) Entry fees to be sent in to address above by June 22nd to hold spot in Round Robin. Event information and draw will be posted to www.rodeoattitude.com/hiediscoles Auction items can directed to Carol King at rodeofool@aol.com Donations may be made payable to : Dalton Baumann Benefit An account has been set up in Dalton’s name at Union State Bank in Winterset, Iowa - all donations and proceeds from this event will be given to Dalton’s family.   In Memory of Dalton Baumann May 28, 1992 - May 15, 2007

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New Reports Are Coming /Tanasi Journal Has Returned

If you are wondering where are all the stories, I am so sorry.I have been upgrading my computer along with tuning up my bulls and going through lots of paperwork finishing up tax reports. I will  be publishing  the stories on Biloxi,Ft.Worth and College Station(CBR) and  do a catch up on the PBR this week.

You can also find my stories and reports on Tanasi Journal.I want to thank PRCA Photographer Fly Thomas for his pictures of Arby Little Soldier which will appear on Tanasi Journal.I also want to thank Leah Garcia for the pictures she sent  demonstrating exercise tips which will appear in a series of articles doing with ways to combat Type 2 Diabetes through weight loss and exercise.You can see these on Tanasi Journal(www.tanasijournal.com) and presently subscribe to it free.

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