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f J J. - i J Jr: J Jt A Voice From The Eastern Door Ice Bridge 19HS. Every winter Akwesasne has a natural bridge connecting the village of St. Regis to River Road Snye. For several weeks vehicles can cross between these two points, where travel around in milder weather is approx- imately six miles to the two points. ! - , Indian Education Dear Parents. January 30, 1985 The St. Regis Hand Council has received funds to do a local control study. The objectives qf this study are to research and collect data pertaining to education that effects the operation and maintenance of education programs on the reserve. ' • Your participation is required to make this study a suc- cessful, useful product for this community. The questionajre has been designed to solicit your opinions concerning several aspects of the education process as you perceive it from your own personal experience-and from what you see your child experiencing. '. For several years the Band has been considering taking over local control of education programs on the reserve. For: this to ever bcome a reality, you as parents are our most vital. resources, these are your schools and as a communityvwe must work together to come up with a suitable plan for. local control. : Please take this opportunity to give us your opinions about the St. Regis Reserve education programs. Your responses will be kept anonymous and strictly confiden- tial. Feel free to be as open and as explicit as possible;' ''••'\• For more information please contact: J. Dolly McDonald. Local Control Study Co-ordinator, St. Regis Indian Reservation. Cornwall, Ontario. .•;.'/•. CKON — Wounded Knee CKON-FM aired a story on Wounded Knee Village that was taken as an ongoing project; last year and the year before, Wounded Knee and Pine Ridge needed warrn, winter clothing for the bitter winters. Wounded Knee has since started to develop more projects geared at Self-Sufficiency, and since they have become more organized,.they have been able to help other small Lakota cornrriunifies nearby. Notes/Indian Time does not have the funds to ship the clothes out to Wounded Knee this year. We will ship what we can, a few boxes week by week. TO ALL THOSE PEO- PLE WHO REQUESTED WHERE TO DROP OFF WINTER CLOTHING FOR WOUNDED KNEE, we would appreciate it if you took the time to sort through and pack the best clothing; and ship it directly to WK. . ' ••' It will get there faster, since we can not say hpw«rnuch money we can set aside for shipping and if we get too much boxes, winter will be over by the time we finish sending them one week at a time. • •;•:.\. • We still have not found a drop-off center for the clothing. Indian Time/Notes can take a few boxes a'week;'but again we stress, by taking the time to ship it yourself -the clothing will get there MUCH SOONER. UPS charges $4.09 for up t o 10 pounds, Parcel Post charges $4.22 for up to 10pounds. If you drop off clothing with Indian Time it would help to in-. elude a couple dollars; otherwise listen to CKON-FM 97.3 for further announcements. ~ • • •- \ Wounded Knee Wacipi Committees General Delivery Wounded Knee, S.D. 57794 (tax-free donations, if made out to:) Tiyospaye Crisis Center 4031 Osage St, Denver CO. 80211 303-477-8090 Akwesasne Notes 16/3, Spring 1984, carried two pages on the Self-Sufficiency Projects at Wounded Knee; their problems and how they are solving them. Wounded Knee and the Tiyospaye Center MAY come out east for a fund-raising trip to present their projects In slides and video-tape. Indian Time aha CKON-FM will inform you if and when they are in the area. Acid Rain Index From Huntington Forest, N.Y. Dec Dec. Dec,. Dec, Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. . 5-12 13-19 20-27 . 28-Jan.2 3- 9 10-15 16-22 23-30 2- 6 50 X more acidic or strongly acidic 5.11 4.06 4.71 4.53 4.27 4.18 4.37 4.12 4.32 than normal, rain PH .;•• \\ The acidity or alkalinity of a substance is measured on a logarithmic scale from 0 to 14, known as pH. A pH of 7 is neutral, whereas a pH of 14 is extremely basic and a pH of 1 is extremely acidic. Due to the logarithmic nature of the scale, a pH of 4 is 10 times more acidic than a pH of 5 and! 00 times more acidic than a pH of 6. Un- polluted rainwater has a maximum acidity or minimum pH of 5.6. \••_'. •; The amount of traffic shown on this day shows the ne&J for^a bridge between the two areas. What do you think, cjB v ' St. 'Regis Band Councilors and let them know if we need^i bridge or not Homeless Housing Assistance Program (HHAj>) ] Director Reviews Mbhawk Indian Housing Proposal President, Mark Jacobs met with the personnel from Of- fice of Shelter and Supported Housing Development in iv Albany on January 29, 1985. The Director, Elizabeth Searles, was pleased with the program design of separate detached^ units presented by the Mohawk Indian Housing Corpora- % tk>n.~'. .•.•-.•• ': -. ' .-• : .. -.. ' ' \We want 24 Housing Units and we want it immediately\ v ': Searles explained; \especially with the housing shortage on < the St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation.\ . President Jacobs assured the Director and Project Director from the Office of Shelter and Supported Housing Develop- \ ment that all subrhittals required will be processed in an ex- pedient manner. the projected schedule is to start construction in April or May when the weather permits. The cost estimates are cur- ; rentiy being compiled by the housing staff and the labor , .force, availability is being compiled. Fatal Accident in Akwesasne Nerissa Lazore^ 24, died Sunday evening at approximately •;*' 10:00 pm January 27, 1985 as a result of a two; vehicle.aedK' dent. The Lazore vehicle was travelling west on Route 37< • When her vehicle crossed over to the next lane and struck a'•'.'•• .vehicle operated by Jake LaFrance. The accident occured - ; near the Sam Loran residence and White Road. . Neris§a Lazore and a passenger Lisa Johnson of St. Regjs,'•;• were both thrown from the vehicle at irnpact,they •were/niJii*\ wearing seat belts. Lisa Johnson was transported to Hotel A pieu Hospital with internal injuries and broken ribs. Jake LaFrance suffered facial cuts, his passengers, Jake's son John LaErance 13,suffered a fractured article and wrist,: Kevin Sunday, 13, son of Jimmy and Lynda Sunday, suffered head injuries. Kevin Sunday and John LaFrance were transported to_ the Eastern Ontario Children's Hospital in Ot- tawa. A third passenger in the LaFrance vehicle, Toby Surt- • day, 14, son of Robert and Angie Sunday, suffered facial cuts and a broken wrist. All passengers in the LaFrance Vehicle Were wearing their seat belts. , : New York State police were at the scene, and the St. Regis Ambulance Service with the Akwesasne Emergency Team along with mutual aid from Massena and Bombay Rescue Teams were also at the scene. toxic Exposure Bill Seeks to Open Courts to Victims By Luther F. BHven v ; ALBANY — A bill to make it easier for some people to sue for damages from.toxic exposure was filed in the Legislature Monday by Senate Finance Committee Chairman John J. Marchi, Staten Island Republican. /: Marchi also is seeking to prohibit lawyers froni working on a contingency fee basis. Under the current system, lawyers encourage prospective clients to sue for personal in- jury damages because they have no fees to pay if they lose the suit. The lawyers is paid only if he wins the case, The Marchi bill would: ''.. •••Change the statute of limitations for damage suits in toxic exposure cases from the present three years from time of in- jury to two years from the time of discovery. However, (io; individual could bring a suit for latent effects if his lawyer was to be paid on a contingency fee basis. ., - •Provides different treatment for those injured frorn ex- posure to'DBS (Diethylstilbestrol and other synthetic hor- mones used years ago to prevent miscarrages) and to ; those exposed to tungsten or cobalt. It would allow these victims to start a lawsuit to recover damages within one year of the effective date of the bill. : •Appropriates $100,000 to finance creation of a Tem- porary State Commission on Time Barred Toxic or Harmful Substance Claims. Somewhat similar legislation was before the lawmakers last year, but died in committee Gov Mario M Cuomo said in his annual message to the Legislature this year that he Would seek changes to the toxic torts laws to make it easier for victims to sue. , Because Sen. Marchi is the second most powerful member of the Senate the bill he filed Monday has a good chance of clearing the Senate and being sent to the Assembly for con- sideration. There is no Assembly companion to the Marchi bill \as of yet,\ a Marchi spokesman said Monday night. He added, however, \The quest is on for aa Assembly sponsor.'' Both houses must pass the same bill and it must be sighed by the governor before it can become law Marchi described his bill as one that would 1 \open the courts to victims of toxic exposure, but would discourage frivolous lawsuits...\ Marchi said \This bill represents a starting point for a strong legislative effort to balance Justice wiHi the pro^c good in addressing the issues of toxic poisoning and con- tingency fees.\ p ' The present law, requiring damages suits to be fl three years of injury, Marchi said, was \written 4n era to prevents most victims of toxic Hh^tuxtm to court because their diseases do not appear iftitlg they were exposed to poisons,\ * Syracuse Post Standard Volume 3, Number 3 February 8, 1985 Price!.50 IL Akwesasne Emergency Team Photo 1985. Front Row: L-R G'•• Gerierdl%'''.Beverly Cook, Andrea Swamp, Prise ilia wickZrtdRvm Robert Sawatis, Diane Cook, Dyan je, Saka pempleton, Cecelia Square, Sandra Fox. Back ••{HptV:, jbe Cook, Ann Marie Laughing. Pani Brown, Berri joneSiDougGeprge. :'. On Friday January 25, 1985, the American Legion Hogansburg^ Post #1479, gave the AET f 300.00. Presenting the: check-frorrii thei Legion were: Ivan Jock, Public Relations Officer and Corrimander Wallace Jacobs. The money was raised during ! 4 djance spons.c)red by the Legion for AET. ^the rri6ney will fe used towards the building fund for the ne$r ^gJT^ Buli^to^'which should be ready to move into in a • feWinMjiN?^:-w^S^4ljso the new Ambulance is now in-service. •4^r^i^,.^.^)^^ < '5 ! :;,\v}9JV tocsi^nd-- their thanks--tc -jil^th? -•..pepple.\w > hoCdbnai«l''\to--the building and who are always ready to help raise money. Environmental Survival Pro- |eetlc\kwesasne (ESP/A) In the last issue of Indian Time we printed a chart showing what was known to have been dumped at the. waste site of ., the General Motors Corp. Central Foundry Division Site at Racquette Point.. ' -- : We will pursue the report on the report in the next issue. We wish first to present this policy statement from the En- vironmental Protection Agency concerning Indian Tribal governments and lands. Every Tribal government in the U.S.A. should closely study this document for use to their own nations. United States ; Environmental Protection : ' ' Office of Public Affairs (A-107) Washington DC 20460 EPA Environmental News Mondayv November 26, 1984 The U,S,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed Jts : policy on agency relations with Indian Tribal governments arid the administration of EPA programs on In- dian lands, ; , Under the Federal Indian Policy published by the Presi- dent, EPA will observe the principle of Indian \ self- government'VatKlwork directly with Indian tribal govern- ments on a government-to-government basis, unless the state in which the tribe is located has a Congressional grant- bf-authortty to regulate Indian policies. .: The cbrnbrstbrie of this effort will be to give consideration to tribal interestsinmakingagency policy, and to insure the Close involvernent of tribal governments in making en- vlronmental decisions to protect human health and the environment on reservation lands. A copy of the policy is attached R-232 Jean C. Statler Director, Office of Public Affairs 11/8/84 EPA Policy For The Administration of Environmental Programs on Indian Reservations This Presjde&t published a Federal Indian Policy on January 24,. tS#3» supporting the primary role of Tribal Governments in matters affecting American Indian reserva- tidfls- Thai policy stressed two related themes: (1) that the Federal Government will pursue the principle of Indian \seif-goVcr|Un^ht* r a«4 (2) That it will work directly with G&vernjtnents on a \government-to-government\ Protection Agency (EPA) has previpus- ^ntefits Of policy which recognize the ^Qyernrnents in regulatory activities es egy s vfirorunents It is the purpose of his add expand on existing EPA Indian 9 mannerconsistent with the overall p of Tribal \self-government\ and Youth Hurt in Mishap at Akwesasne Mohawk School Devon Oakes, 8 years old, son of Ray and Shirley Oa-kes was injured at the Akwesasne Mohawk Island School. 1 Devon was hurt when he along with other youngsters were sliding on the hill directly behind the school. One of the youngsters ran into Devon with a toboggan and he fell down the hill. the hill is one of the favorite play areas around the school. Devon laid at the bottom of the hill for a time before the Principle, Mr. Laurie carried him into the school building. No ambulance was called, instead the secretary called his mother, Mrs. Oakes who said her vehicle didiV4 run but she would get to the school as soon as she could. Still no arn- huUmc-Cj Mrs-Oak<?s said \it Was about an hour before I final- ly got a neighbor to help me start the car.\ Once Mrs. Oakes got to. the school, she and Mr. Laurie helped Devon into the car and she drove to the Hotel D»eu Hospital in Cornwall. Where after x-rays revealed that Devonhad fractured both the shin bone (tibia) and the call bone (fibula) of his left leg. Devon will be'in the hospital for a few days because of swelling. \governmeriMo-government\ relations between Federal and Tribal Governments. This statement sets forth the prin- ciples that will guide the Agency in dealing with Tribal Governments and in responding to the problems of en- vironmental management on American Indian reservations in order to protect human health and the environment. The Policy is intended to provide guidance for EPA program managers in the conduct of the Agency's congressionally mandated responsibilities. As such, it applies to EPA only and does not articulate policy for other Agencies in the con- duct of their respective responsibilities. It is important to emphasize that the implementation of regulatory programs which will realize these principles on Indian Reservations: cannot be accomplished immediately. Effective implementation will take careful and conscientious work by EPA, the Tribes and many others. In many cases, it will be necessary to proceed in a carefully phased way, to learn from successes and failures, and to gain experience. Nonetheless; by beginning work on the priority problems that exist now and continuing in the direction established under these principles, over time we can significantly enhance environmental quality on reservation lands. POLICY. In carrying out our responsibilities on Indian reservations, the fundamental objective of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. The keynote of this effort will be to give special consideration to Tribal interests in making Agency policy, and to insure the close involvement of Tribal Governments in making deci- sion and managing environmental programs affecting reser- vation lands. To meet this objective, the Agency will pursue the following principles: 1. THE AGENCY STANDS READY TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS (THE \GOVERN- MENT—TO—GOVERNMENT\ RELATIONSHIP) RATHER THAN AS SUBDIVISIONS OF OTHER GOVERNMENTS. EPA recognizes Tribal Governments as sovereign entities with primary authority and. responsibility for the reservation populace. Accordingly, EPA will work directly with Tribal Governments as the independent authority for reservation affairs, and not as political subdivisions of States or other governmental units. 2. THE AGENCY WILL RECOGNIZE TRIBAL GOVERN- MENTS AS THE PRIMARY PARTIES FOR SETTING STAN- DARDS, MAKING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY DECISIONS AND MANAGING PROGRAMS FOR RESERVATIONS, CON- SISTENT WITH AGENCY STANDARDS AND REGULA- TIONS. In keeping with the principle of Indian self-government, the Agency will view Tribal Governments as the appropriate non-Federal parties for making decisions and carrying out program responsibilities affecting Indian reservations, their. environments, and the health and welfare of the reservation populace. Just as EPA's deliberations and activities have traditionally involved the interests and/or participation of State Governments, EPA will look directly to Tribal Govern- ments to play ihis lead role for matters affecting reservation environments. \ 3. THE AGENCY WILL TAKE AFFIRMATIVE STEPS TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST TRIBES IN ASSUM- ING REGULATORY AND PROGRAM MANAGE- MENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR RESERVATION continued on page 6
