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%\•. f <:• . •--&• -JK 1 Page 2-INDIAN TIME-3/09/84 DON'T MISS AN ISSUE! SUBSCRIBE NOW1 HAVE INDIAN TIME MAILED DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOME. • Yes, 1 would like to subscribe to Indian Time. • Yes, please send a gift subscription to: NAME: ' • \' - ADDRESS: CITY: .ZIP CODE. STATE: Enclosed is 125.00 ($30. Canadian) for a 1 year subscription.Receive an issue every two weeks for a year! - , A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION IS A GREAT WAY TO KEEP YOUR \RELATIVES THAT LIVE AWAY\ INFORMED AND UP-TO-DATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HOME. Send your check or money order to: INDIAN TIME P,O. Box 196 Mohawk Nation via Rooseveltown, N.Y. 13683 We Thank You for your support. INDIAN TIME ' ...Networking Iroquois Communities ; : ...is a community paper serving Akwesasne, Mohawk people and eventually all Iroquois communities. ; - - ; Our editorial policy is this: ; ... .'.' WE HAVE NONE. We plan on reporting news and inforrna- tion fr6m all sides and view points to properly represent all people of Akwesasne. You can help us by presenting us with the facts, nothing but the facts. We will print the editorials or letters of people who wish to comment on community issues, as long as these articles are not inflammatory^ or hateful. If someone insists on putting their feet in their mouth, we may help them by printing their words. Other- wise, look on INDIAN TIME as a community service; We can disagree on principle and agree to disagree in general, but we have to live together and we face the same problems. So IN- DIAN TIME is here, to inform you, possible entertain you, and help your group or family, and to pay respect to com- ~ munity people. Niaweri-kowa! THE TIME KEEPERS Mark ..;... . Bjzniz & Office Rosie Sales & Distribution Debbie .•••••'•.• Typesetter Marianne Production Specialist Dyan Production Assistant Pat : . Advertising Doug Editor/Reporter Ron Photographer Alex : ••.-........Editor Dan Editor Emeritus. 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Call 358-9531 and ask for Rosie. ; ^, • a*************************** *-• PRINTED AT: - ' : Winchester Press, Winchester, Ontario ALL INQUIRIES: • '' ' \'\ ' Phone: (518)358-9531 or 358-9535 -• Office: Akwesasne Notes, Racquette Road ••••••••••• •••• •stbat Community Pro Indian Time seeks to bring before Ai arie Of concern to the entire community ting such concerns as land claims, taxes, pollution, crime and substance abuse is to interview spokespersons from the respective philosophical groups at Akwesasne. In ibis issue wie concentrate on fake Swamp, a wolf clan chief of the Mpfoawk Nation. Swamp, age 42, has been actively involved in the entire spectrum of traditionalist activities including the freedom School and as a preserver of the ; artcterif ceremonies. In addition, Chief Swamp has represented the fjaiion before a number of internation tribunals and has /travelled extensively to deliver the messages of the Mohawk people. He is by trade an ironworker, married to the former: Judy Point. They live on Cook Road with their seven children, ''..'''' \' . .. '• •.•.' ' '•'• • .;'.•.••.;•;• ',.'•: : v /. In future editions, Indian Time will present the views of $uch community spokespedple. '• : ,V . ; Tfekaronianeken-Jak^ Swamp Indian Time: Recently the council of the COnghouse, made a presentation at the United Nations in NYC., what was that about? : V '..'..• • •.'•' ' ; . • \ -'•• •; • • '\ ; . Jake Swamp: We made this presentation on behalf of our people, because as a council we are involved politically with other countries and also we realize that at present there is \ about 40 Wars being fought today all over the world. /.I*.* What kind of presentation did you deliver to the U.N.? ; JkS.: Well, the chance to speak at the U.N, is very rare for In- ; dian people, and since we were invited to speak oh our idea's of world or global peace, we thought that offering some kind of peace symbol might offer some of the world leaders some hope in working towards peace. - ' , : I.T.: What did you present as a peace symbol? J.S.: Well, it was a basket that was made; by Florence David of Cook Road. What our people call the strawberry basket, if one looks at the formation of it, it would give you the im- : pression that since it has a global appearance it ; would re- mind you of the roundness of the world. Also the sweetgrass that binds the basket together, we thought that it could be representative of all the people in the world,holding han4»»» together in a peaceful existence. And the spiral projections on the baskets could be representative of all the nations in the world being of equal height and respectful of eacn other. I.T.s Whom did you present this peace symbol to? J.S>: It was presented to Dr. Robert Muller who is the Assis- tant Secretary for the Secretariat at the U.N : . : .,'•-. \ '••'.\/; TitHave youhad any feed back on the presentation at the • V.N.? and do you feel that all this work is worth the effort in view of the world situation? jf.S.s Yes, we received word from Mr. Muller, that it had a great effect on some world leaders, in fact a week or so after , the: presentation Pierre Trudeau of Canada started on a peace : mission of his own. We don't know yet if he really means to promote peace or maybe it's a political move that this effort in promoting peace in the world shouldn't be viewed as. work, but as a duty pf every inhabitant of the earth. -'i.T.i Don't you think that in view of all the negative realities in the world that its next to impossible to achieve tpfse kinds of gootls? How can people, let alone nations, citme together in common interest for the well-being of the world? J.S.: Well, we have to understand first of ail that the U.N. . was formed so men of different nations and beliefs could sit down and work out their problems. The next thing we have,,. to understand is that the U.N. idea come directly Out of pur .own culture, in other words we are. bringing so called democracy tp the world in absentia, because we don't have a• , seat to speak fromj but yet part of our own culture is being , prpmoted by nations perhaps not aware of the U.N.'s roots In our Hotinosionni Confederacy. liT.t When you say someone else is promoting your culture or your belief, whom do. you mean? , ; JkS.s! Well, take the U.S.A. for instance, it is one of the most powerful countries of the world, and it uses its power of might to brings other smaller nations of people into submis- sion without taking cultural values or the identity of the vie-: tims into consideration. It is still using colonialist tactics in subduing smaller nations under the guise of democracy, I am sayingthat if you go back a few hundred years, you will find -that all the people that came across the ocean were fleeing their respective lands tp find freedom,; wheti they got here they found democracy and freedpni. But they are still operating from a colonialist attitude, XT..* In bringing the issues closer to home, do yOu feel that .our community of Akweasne is in a stable situation? J,Sij It depends on what you mean, but then all the elements •that would bring you to a conclusion is all around us. /. Tit Well, for instance lets take the fcjjftf issue, do you believe : that taxation will soon be amongst us to stay, it seems that • -it is coming in more and more in manyforms. J.S.: Yes, I can see that, and as long asj can reipember we've' always fought against taxation coming into our territory. Jt .will be up to the people of this cominuhjty to reverse this process. Presently we own one building; iN Hbgahsburg that the town of Bombay wants tp conflS^iti^'dBij-to^^^•'uhpaid\\,' taxes. We've already notified the tax people ihjtt we will riot abandon that property due tp^ taiesi ^ n^fltairi ih^j: another nation does not have the right Jtocibme intO; the tsir- • i \ ritpry of another and access taxes, v •I.Tit With regards to morality, i$ the] iuay people live today as opposed to maybii 20 years ago? -JiS.* There isn't that much difference '\\\\\\ years ago, at least with the people lives. But there is a great change in / been introduced to new regularly along with alcohol c< CHILDREN NEED HOMES Andy and Dennis are 9 and 8. They are friendly, intelligent boys whose most pressing need is to find the right adopting family. These Wothers have never really known a structured family life such as they are experiencing now in foster care, and they are Iboking forward to settling down permanently with parents who can give them that firm foundation. The boys are average in intelligence or'perhaps even bet- ter than average. Andy, is doing good work in grade 4 now, and he's well liked by his teachers and school friends. He makes friends easily, and he's a very considerate youngster who can always be counted on to behave well. Dennis is just a little shyer than his big brother, especially at first, but he warms up quickly; after that initial caution and makes good friends too. He is, in grade 3 at school and doing average work. -. . .•.';••.''..'.•.'• •:\•:..'•'\\ . . • Both Andy and Dennis are in good health. They are Metis in origin, and very close to one another. They need a sup- portive family where they can grow up with a lot of reassurance and caring, as they lack self-confidence. They will need patience in their new situation, both at home and at school, with a lot of positive encouragement and an at- mosphere as free from stress as possible. To inquire about adopting Andy and Dennis, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices; Box 888, Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. In your letter tell something of your present family and your way of Ufe. I.T.: In what<ways has fhis changed? J.S.: We.il, ^e .have a higher incidence of crime, even murder, usually^associated -with drug and alcohol abuse. /.T.; Do you see-tuny remedies that might reverse this trend of moral HeibapZ •[ J.S.: Like everything!else that is negative to any community, the probieni can be reversed, but then again who willtake the initiative tp tackle this problem? The first priority is to reconstruct a sense pf O ne single Mohawk community that cultivates creative problem solutions, , /. T.: How do yoti feel about these speakeasies in our com- munity? ';' •/V •'','•'•'•'. •' • • . ' . • ' ' • • .. J.S.s Personally, 1 feel that they should be closed down in the long run or it \yill ruin our children. In fact if it is allowed to continue, our community will be run by gangsters in the near future. We already see evidence of this. I.T.t Then if that is the case, how do-you go about closing them doitfn? i\*A^\y .•• ;..,' •,-.;• -.• ••'.. . -,••• JiS.: Well, rthink that if enough parents of the community rea|Iy are sincere, in getting the problem resolved they should study the long term effects, and if the final conclu- sion proves detrimental to their childrens' existence in the future then they should collectively decide to bring this issue to their respective councils to get approval for whatever means are required to close them down. We must do this using feaspn, logic and unity. 'LTti Whatabout the' land claims question, do you feel it is progressing positively? jf.S.s: Well, so far it has been on a positive course, so far the Tribal Council arid the Longhouse Council have agreed to work together, equitably for the people of Akwesasne as a whole. We are noW waiting for the right response from the Canadian Band Council l.T,i HOW will it effect your larger claim if you become in- volved in the present process given the fraudulent nature of the i 9th century Idnd sales? J.S.: We have already determined that the larger claim will not be affected by our participation in this smaller claim. We are doing this solely for the residents of Akwesasne, in the larger claim, all the Mohawk communities will become in- volved including Kanasatake, Kahnawake and Tyendenaga. J; T.: Don 'lyputhink a negotiated settlement is more impor- tant tppursue'than one involving years of litigation? J.S.i Either way, but we would prefer the negotiation pro- cess sp we woujd avoid delay in obtaining more land. I.T.: yfoai wouldI some of the points be in relation to a possible negotiation process? J.S.J Well, we ^puld have to secure more lands for our growing population, seek a monetary award for damage to those lost lands, and most importantly jurisdiction over the recovered lahds. I.T.: How do you feel about the present pollution problems caused by surrounding factories? JwS.s If you approach it realistically, it seems that the fac- tories were built: to the west of us for one reason only, and thats to poison our people. If you visit other Indian com- munitiesyou will notice that they have simular problems nearby. I thihik; ij w^ls weil planned with the purpose in mind to destroy dufer*epple,' '.tt^s Why w^lfytpey plan such a thing for a community such as Akwesastie? J.$.; Very sml^iy,iwe are sitting on a very valuable piece.of land, and our people are the most stubborn people when it cprries jo: heifjg'vasked to move over to make way for dh^ HOIIOUR ODR VETERffllS filID ELDERS POW WOW Anoncomp^ttlv* Pow Wow. A tlm» to imM eM frtwida and n«w frlamto hotted by tlw Itwil UnKwrtlty Nattv* AMoeMtan Cultural Commute* and lh« Ononab** Singart. ri 23, 24, & 25. 1964 RaoMMtlon: March 23, 7pm. Qrand entry: Saturday 1pm. •f^a^ v awp^p^^w aj ^^^^^iajw ^ ^^pr ••B^W. ^W aja^w ajaipjPM apFaja^maj' 'Waj ap^BMBj pji Aa1MB^HBit^PH> P^BT BkdBVflbBftBBB) a^Mfl ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AaAt ^^K att s^fta^Ha> alB^bia^k ~ fld b K Tnomaa A. Stewart Saeondpry School - Armour i PETERBOROUGH OUTflKIO meaning- A view on citizenship, of the community residents of g ^ f y Akwesasne i^ew-ib^selves as citizens of the U.S. and j.^'^'.i||^^ i '.^.^r:~.J^pteco'htihue to persist that they are racy, they will be. viewed as i,' and can retain their national cljcareir. However, for those people who 5|l^rp^ejS»ed;forassirnilation, already proud- ^'^Sur^ppr^ssors without understanding \'\if. wiitt have on our national identity traditional people go their to them if they '^htyeajreaW •i-^^EZB; ]^_;(.y .p y th^y should seriously think of the long of ac«rjting American or Canadian ^'•-•'••••-\•••'•'•''^^•^am|.iag5 of their is afterall what you are in terms of Mohawk Issues Paper/Platform Jesse Jackson Campaign Position Re: AMERICAN INDIANS THEME: The federal government should take an active, sup- portive role to promote, guarantee, and, when possible, ex- pand the sovereignty and sovereignty rights of Indian tribes throughout the U.S. This goal is to be furthered by the folio wing 10-point program:' 1. Honor Treaties and Treaty rights of all Tribes in rela- tion to U.S. government. \ . 2. Support and expand tribal and reservation economic development efforts toward self-sufficiency. Federal government to play a positive role, honoring self- determination - decisions made by Tribes. 3. Promote self-sufficiency through use of appropriate technology and/or development of business enter- prises by Tribes based upon appropriateness of alter- native approaches decided by the tribes themselves, hbt the government. 4. Correct the effects of previous federal termination policies; and pledge there will be no future termination efforts by the ILS. government in anyonanner, Form, or substance. 5. Protect tribal land base arid expand where possible by: a) Establishment of a special commission to investigate need for land base for landless tribes, and recommend appropriation to President and Congress. b) Introduce legislation to protect Indian land, resource and sub-surface mineral rights. 6. Require Indian preference in employment and contrac- ting in all federal Indian activities. 7. Create Special Legal Team in Department of Justice to investigate, litigate and correct any illegal exploitation of Indian land or sub-surface mineral resources. > 8. Promote actively the Indian assumption and operation of federal programs presently administered by the B1A .'. and the IHS. . : ...';•••• .'. -..;':••\ ••'•.••;'•..'•. ,, \. '} 9. Emphasize the protection and enhancement of tradi- tional Indian culture, values and religion through establishment of a National Indian Heritage Commis- sion and staff. «_^^.-. 10. U.S. sponsorship of an International Forum on Human Rights for aboriginal peoples throughout the world.
